Offense Profile by Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2015
| Most serious offense | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | American Indian |
Asian | More than one race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 48,043 | 15,024 | 20,136 | 10,545 | 839 | 402 | 1,097 |
| Delinquency | 45,715 | 13,917 | 19,418 | 10,224 | 767 | 388 | 1,001 |
| Person | 18,119 | 5,205 | 8,138 | 3,885 | 264 | 173 | 454 |
| Violent Crime Index* | 12,827 | 3,376 | 6,060 | 2,824 | 159 | 121 | 287 |
| Other Person | 5,292 | 1,829 | 2,078 | 1,061 | 105 | 52 | 167 |
| Property | 10,412 | 3,051 | 4,723 | 2,127 | 195 | 79 | 237 |
| Property Crime Index** | 8,705 | 2,467 | 4,066 | 1,742 | 161 | 68 | 201 |
| Other Property | 1,707 | 584 | 657 | 385 | 34 | 11 | 36 |
| Drug | 2,607 | 1,090 | 704 | 689 | 53 | 27 | 44 |
| Public order | 6,020 | 1,847 | 2,612 | 1,303 | 101 | 46 | 111 |
| Technical violation | 8,557 | 2,724 | 3,241 | 2,220 | 154 | 63 | 155 |
| Status offense | 2,328 | 1,107 | 718 | 321 | 72 | 14 | 96 |
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* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. ** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson. 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]. |