Type of Placement Facility by State

Placement Status by State, 2015

State of Offense	Total	Committed	Detained	Diverted
United States	48,043	31,487	15,816	564
Alabama	849	555	288	3
Alaska	207	120	78	9
Arizona	717	483	219	12
Arkansas	555	342	210	0
California	6,726	3,891	2,637	171
Colorado	999	^†660	324	^†15
Connecticut	141	66	75	0
Delaware	162	87	75	0
District of Columbia	105	45	60	0
Florida	2,853	2,133	705	12
Georgia	1,110	513	597	0
Hawaii	51	30	21	0
Idaho	393	273	117	3
Illinois	1,524	762	759	3
Indiana	1,563	1,044	453	63
Iowa	675	486	^†177	12
Kansas	564	312	246	0
Kentucky	510	309	192	^†9
Louisiana	831	558	267	6
Maine	81	75	3	0
Maryland	612	318	288	6
Massachusetts	426	216	207	3
Michigan	1,554	1,110	441	3
Minnesota	852	669	168	15
Mississippi	243	147	93	3
Missouri	948	768	174	6
Montana	171	^†111	60	0
Nebraska	465	^†330	^†129	^†3
Nevada	627	429	180	18
New Hampshire	69	57	12	0
New Jersey	636	360	273	0
New Mexico	363	246	117	0
New York	1,386	1,002	318	48
North Carolina	468	282	180	3
North Dakota	144	129	15	0
Ohio	2,163	1,173	981	9
Oklahoma	552	^†276	276	0
Oregon	1,113	906	198	3
Pennsylvania	2,826	2,427	378	^†6
Rhode Island	198	189	6	6
South Carolina	693	^†555	^†129	^†9
South Dakota	228	180	48	0
Tennessee	660	^†360	276	24
Texas	4,299	2,433	1,740	54
Utah	453	339	114	0
Vermont	27	21	9	0
Virginia	1,227	615	609	^†3
Washington	921	606	309	9
West Virginia	567	^†369	195	^†3
Wisconsin	762	555	192	9
Wyoming	177	150	^†24	0
Not Reported	1,593	1,411	174	7

† Interpret data with caution. In these states, 30% or more of the information for placement status was imputed. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about imputation.

Note: The information in this table is based on the state where the offense was committed. However, the state of offense is not always reported. Youth for whom state of offense was unknown are included in U.S. totals. These instances are not evenly distributed across states. As such, users should exercise caution when examining state-level trends or comparing states. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information.

Note: U.S. total excludes youth in tribal facilities.

Note: To preserve the privacy of youth in residential placement, state level cell counts have been rounded to the nearest multiple of three.

Note: Committed youth include those placed in the facility as part of a court ordered disposition. Detained youth include those held awaiting a court hearing, adjudication, disposition or placement elsewhere. Diverted youth include those voluntarily admitted to the facility in lieu of adjudication as part of a diversion agreement. Totals include youth for whom placement status was reported as unknown or "other."

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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