Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-2021

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Offense Profile by Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2011
Column Percent

Most serious offense Total White Black Hispanic American
Indian
Asian More than
one race
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Delinquency 96% 95% 97% 98% 92% 96% 92%
Person 37% 33% 41% 37% 34% 44% 36%
    Violent Crime Index* 26% 19% 30% 27% 20% 31% 21%
    Other Person 12% 13% 11% 10% 15% 12% 15%
Property 24% 25% 25% 22% 22% 25% 23%
    Property Crime Index** 20% 21% 21% 17% 18% 20% 19%
    Other Property 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 5% 4%
Drug 7% 8% 5% 8% 8% 6% 7%
Public order 12% 12% 12% 13% 11% 11% 10%
Technical violation 16% 17% 14% 18% 18% 11% 16%
Status offense 4% 5% 3% 2% 8% 4% 8%
* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson.

--: Demoninator is zero, cannot calculate percentages.

Note: U.S. total includes 2,324 youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported and a handful of youth who committed their offense in a U.S. Territory but were being held in a U.S. mainland facility. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about unknown state of offense.

Note: The "Hispanic" category includes persons of Latin American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. These persons are not included in the other race/ethnicity categories. American Indian includes Alaksa Native; Asian includes Pacific Islander.

Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T.J., and Kang, W. (2023) "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement." Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/

Data source: Author's analysis of OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 [machine-readable data files].
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