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EZACJRP Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-2021

 
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Placement Status by State, 2021
Rate per 100,000 youth

State of Offense Total Committed Detained Diverted
United States 74 39 33 1
Alabama 130 45 72 13
Alaska 195 56 139 0
Arizona 46 † 16 29 0
Arkansas 90 64 † 25 2
California 58 † 29 26 1
Colorado 78 † 42 † 36 0
Connecticut 18 8 10 0
Delaware 138 49 89 0
District of Columbia 165 † 51 † 108 0
Florida 61 † 32 25 1
Georgia 71 25 46 0
Hawaii 20 18 0 0
Idaho 117 83 32 0
Illinois 39 10 28 0
Indiana 113 68 † 41 † 1
Iowa 77 29 42 5
Kansas 106 44 60 0
Kentucky 63 † 20 41 1
Louisiana 144 84 58 0
Maine 22 15 7 0
Maryland 31 9 22 0
Massachusetts 32 10 21 0
Michigan 82 51 † 30 † 1
Minnesota 62 32 † 26 2
Mississippi 56 25 † 31 † 1
Missouri 109 73 35 1
Montana 89 46 41 0
Nebraska 93 † 7 70 16
Nevada 104 63 38 2
New Hampshire 10 7 2 0
New Jersey 40 18 22 0
New Mexico 87 45 41 0
New York 40 19 17 0
North Carolina 38 21 17 0
North Dakota 48 33 15 0
Ohio 122 61 60 0
Oklahoma 59 9 48 † 1
Oregon 146 121 23 † 2
Pennsylvania 80 56 † 21 † 1
Rhode Island 73 49 18 6
South Carolina 78 † 39 † 40 0
South Dakota 99 36 66 0
Tennessee 42 † 10 31 † 1
Texas 89 52 37 0
Utah 37 23 14 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0
Virginia 64 28 34 0
Washington 51 38 13 0
West Virginia 202 116 83 2
Wisconsin 79 44 † 32 † 1
Wyoming 269 151 113 0
Not Reported NA NA NA NA

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began March 2020, had significant effects on all stages of the juvenile justice system, including juvenile residential facilities, and may have impacted multiple aspects of the 2021 CJRP data, such as reporting and the number of youth in residential placement.

† 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: The rate is the number of youth in residential placement per 100,000 youth ages 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each State.

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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