Offense Profile by Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2015
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 | 95% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 91% | 97% | 91% |
Person | 38% | 35% | 40% | 37% | 31% | 43% | 41% |
Violent Crime Index* | 27% | 22% | 30% | 27% | 19% | 30% | 26% |
Other Person | 11% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 15% |
Property | 22% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 22% |
Property Crime Index** | 18% | 16% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 18% |
Other Property | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Drug | 5% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% |
Public order | 13% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% |
Technical violation | 18% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 14% |
Status offense | 5% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 9% |
* 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 1,593 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]. |