Offense Profile by Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2017
| Most serious offense | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | American Indian |
Asian | More than one race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43,580 | 14,215 | 17,841 | 9,161 | 752 | 361 | 1,250 |
| Delinquency | 41,890 | 13,297 | 17,388 | 8,966 | 719 | 349 | 1,171 |
| Person | 17,959 | 5,178 | 8,146 | 3,712 | 249 | 152 | 522 |
| Violent Crime Index* | 12,250 | 3,034 | 5,970 | 2,667 | 155 | 113 | 311 |
| Other Person | 5,709 | 2,144 | 2,176 | 1,045 | 94 | 39 | 211 |
| Property | 9,568 | 3,096 | 4,146 | 1,816 | 185 | 110 | 215 |
| Property Crime Index** | 7,825 | 2,467 | 3,444 | 1,504 | 158 | 90 | 162 |
| Other Property | 1,743 | 629 | 702 | 312 | 27 | 20 | 53 |
| Drug | 2,140 | 922 | 621 | 484 | 47 | 9 | 57 |
| Public order | 5,572 | 1,917 | 2,138 | 1,239 | 79 | 37 | 162 |
| Technical violation | 6,651 | 2,184 | 2,337 | 1,715 | 159 | 41 | 215 |
| Status offense | 1,690 | 918 | 453 | 195 | 33 | 12 | 79 |
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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 4,242 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]. |