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EZAJCS Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2020

National estimates of juvenile court processing for delinquency cases, All cases

Year All
Cases
Non Petitioned Petitioned
Total Probation Other Dismissed Total Waived Non Adjudicated Adjudicated
Total Probation Other Dismissed Total Placed Probation Other
2020508,400232,20032,300100,90099,000276,3003,000139,10044,00011,10084,000134,20035,90088,7009,500
2019709,300330,20050,400147,700132,100379,1003,300178,20060,80015,000102,400197,60051,900131,00014,700
2018738,600330,90051,400142,500137,000407,7003,400185,00065,20015,700104,100219,30058,200142,40018,800
2017784,200350,00053,800151,800144,500434,2003,400192,60066,40016,300109,900238,20062,900154,00021,300
2016814,500367,90056,500157,900153,600446,5003,200198,40066,30018,500113,600245,00063,900159,90021,100
2015865,300393,40060,500170,800162,100471,9003,200206,80067,90018,100120,800261,90066,700175,00020,300
2014932,000420,10075,200172,400172,500511,8004,000215,20072,30017,100125,700292,70073,300195,30024,100
20131,000,700450,30078,400186,200185,600550,5003,900232,20078,80019,700133,800314,30080,900207,70025,800
20121,107,800513,60086,700216,700210,300594,2004,500244,80082,60019,900142,200344,90089,200225,10030,600
20111,206,000566,90089,500239,600237,800639,1004,700243,50078,50020,300144,600390,900102,400255,80032,800
20101,324,000629,400100,400259,200269,800694,6005,800261,10083,90022,800154,400427,800112,900278,20036,600
20091,442,900676,700108,300273,100295,300766,2006,100289,80090,40026,500172,900470,300122,200307,60040,500
20081,574,000728,000115,000288,900324,100845,9006,500315,50098,10025,700191,600524,000138,900339,60045,400
20071,593,900729,500108,000292,000329,500864,4006,700327,100100,00030,000197,100530,600145,600342,90042,000
20061,586,000724,800107,600280,400336,900861,2006,800321,20095,00028,800197,300533,200147,800343,20042,300
20051,646,900771,400117,700304,000349,700875,5006,500322,80091,00026,300205,500546,200151,600345,60049,000
20041,652,200767,000128,300302,600336,000885,2006,800311,40085,60025,200200,500567,000154,700362,20050,100
20031,651,200744,800125,200316,600303,100906,4007,400320,90088,30030,900201,700578,100162,200366,00049,900
20021,655,400741,200126,800306,800307,600914,2007,600318,60081,70032,200204,700588,000165,000371,50051,600
20011,668,300750,200127,800302,300320,100918,1007,000322,50082,80038,000201,700588,600167,500377,80043,300
20001,692,100761,200132,800308,100320,300930,9007,800316,60072,10041,300203,200606,600178,800381,30046,500
19991,710,100760,600132,000302,800325,800949,5009,400337,90072,60046,500218,900602,100180,000370,80051,400
19981,769,800784,700129,800320,300334,600985,10010,400362,20076,10051,000235,100612,500180,000376,20056,300
19971,855,500855,300149,800329,400376,1001,000,30010,800372,90075,70056,400240,800616,500178,000378,90059,700
19961,837,200862,800151,800338,000372,900974,40011,800375,70062,70054,800258,200587,000168,200356,10062,700
19951,799,600863,000161,500302,200399,300936,60011,900388,50067,20041,600279,700536,300156,300321,40058,600
19941,688,500826,300156,100278,700391,500862,10013,000341,50060,00036,300245,100507,700149,100299,00059,600
19931,552,600762,500152,300256,500353,600790,10011,200311,10055,60031,100224,400467,800138,000275,90053,900
19921,497,900761,100175,800227,300358,000736,8009,600293,20054,10026,200212,900434,100132,500253,10048,500
19911,425,600734,800163,200221,200350,500690,8009,000270,60053,80020,700196,000411,200128,500236,50046,100
19901,304,100672,600159,700177,200335,600631,5007,600235,10042,70020,900171,500388,800124,000225,10039,700
19891,231,400622,900136,900157,300328,700608,5007,500221,00040,70023,200157,100380,000121,900217,60040,400
19881,207,800636,800132,800192,000312,000571,0006,200217,40040,30021,700155,400347,400110,200199,80037,500
19871,200,200646,000133,300194,600318,100554,2006,100204,70039,60022,000143,200343,400109,500200,40033,500
19861,197,000643,100136,200187,000319,900553,9006,600194,30038,10019,800136,400352,900113,100204,80035,000
19851,161,500638,600137,500180,800320,300522,9006,000178,40031,10016,200131,100338,500107,700199,40031,400

Note: The estimates in this table are rounded to the nearest 100.

It is important to note that 2020 was the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have impacted policies, procedures, and data collection activities regarding referrals to and processing of youth by juvenile courts. Additionally, stay-at-home orders and school closures likely impacted the volume and type of law-violating behavior by youth referred to juvenile court in 2020.

Suggested citation: Sickmund, M., Sladky, A., and Kang, W. (2022). "Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2020. " Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezajcs/

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