Type of Placement Facility by State

Placement Status by State, 2019

State of Offense	Total	Committed	Detained	Diverted
United States	36,479	21,141	14,344	500
Alabama	798	444	^†306	45
Alaska	255	186	66	^†3
Arizona	606	276	315	12
Arkansas	465	^†321	144	0
California	4,131	^†2,055	^†2,007	12
Colorado	753	495	258	^†3
Connecticut	96	33	60	3
Delaware	129	63	66	3
District of Columbia	117	30	87	0
Florida	2,001	1,263	543	81
Georgia	1,119	507	609	0
Hawaii	63	30	30	0
Idaho	342	228	78	36
Illinois	834	^†315	513	0
Indiana	1,155	783	^†333	27
Iowa	441	249	159	3
Kansas	360	174	186	0
Kentucky	588	330	237	^†12
Louisiana	693	426	264	0
Maine	60	33	0	0
Maryland	495	201	291	^†3
Massachusetts	288	135	126	24
Michigan	1,353	954	375	3
Minnesota	948	396	^†480	27
Mississippi	198	99	84	9
Missouri	588	441	147	0
Montana	138	60	45	33
Nebraska	309	^†180	123	0
Nevada	546	339	177	^†3
New Hampshire	24	12	6	6
New Jersey	513	^†294	216	0
New Mexico	270	117	150	^†3
New York	837	513	318	^†3
North Carolina	744	591	138	6
North Dakota	78	63	12	3
Ohio	1,746	975	747	12
Oklahoma	345	87	255	0
Oregon	651	582	^†57	9
Pennsylvania	1,566	1,200	351	6
Rhode Island	108	72	21	15
South Carolina	633	321	300	3
South Dakota	171	72	96	0
Tennessee	345	84	^†261	0
Texas	3,699	1,956	1,722	^†18
Utah	246	165	72	9
Vermont	18	6	3	9
Virginia	918	435	474	0
Washington	693	468	204	9
West Virginia	483	282	195	^†6
Wisconsin	477	315	129	^†3
Wyoming	147	126	21	0
Not Reported	1,895	1,359	493	32

† 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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