Type of Placement Facility by State

Placement Status by State, 2017

State of Offense	Total	Committed	Detained	Diverted
United States	43,580	26,972	15,660	455
Alabama	804	387	309	96
Alaska	207	129	75	3
Arizona	531	207	288	6
Arkansas	585	^†369	207	^†6
California	5,463	2,727	2,661	30
Colorado	993	^†636	357	0
Connecticut	99	51	48	0
Delaware	129	84	45	0
District of Columbia	93	30	63	0
Florida	2,712	1,755	924	6
Georgia	1,068	519	546	0
Hawaii	60	24	36	0
Idaho	408	321	87	0
Illinois	1,071	513	552	0
Indiana	1,335	735	^†534	60
Iowa	585	381	195	^†3
Kansas	423	207	210	0
Kentucky	555	348	162	18
Louisiana	762	489	^†267	^†3
Maine	93	63	30	0
Maryland	549	210	339	0
Massachusetts	309	168	135	0
Michigan	1,260	939	306	^†3
Minnesota	675	396	^†222	21
Mississippi	273	^†111	^†159	0
Missouri	780	594	177	3
Montana	183	81	93	6
Nebraska	486	^†324	^†150	^†3
Nevada	588	339	243	^†3
New Hampshire	69	54	12	0
New Jersey	585	345	^†237	0
New Mexico	318	174	141	0
New York	870	681	174	9
North Carolina	366	237	123	0
North Dakota	108	81	^†24	0
Ohio	2,079	1,185	882	6
Oklahoma	426	186	231	0
Oregon	909	729	156	12
Pennsylvania	1,791	1,278	486	^†3
Rhode Island	123	84	33	3
South Carolina	546	^†411	^†129	^†3
South Dakota	150	72	78	0
Tennessee	537	^†225	300	12
Texas	3,963	2,286	1,545	30
Utah	222	159	63	0
Vermont	18	12	6	0
Virginia	1,062	483	558	0
Washington	834	579	228	3
West Virginia	474	351	120	0
Wisconsin	630	465	162	0
Wyoming	183	141	^†42	^†3
Not Reported	4,242	3,613	493	98

† 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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