Number of facilities and youth held for an offense by facility operation

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Number of facilities and youth held for an offense by facility operation, United States, 2020

	Facilities		Youth held for an offense
Facility operation	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
Total	1,323	100%	25,014	100%
Public	838	63%	19,211	77%
Private	485	37%	5,803	23%

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

Suggested Citation: Puzzanchera, C., Hockenberry, S., Sladky, T.J., and Kang, W. (2022). "Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook." Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/jrfcdb/

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