Related FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide the latest answers to commonly asked questions about offending by youth. Here you will find information on homicide offending by youth, time-of-day patterns for violent offending by youth, trends in the rate of serious violent offending by youth, and comparisons between offending by youth and adults. You will also find information on self-reported offending behavior from Monitoring the Future and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.

Homicide

• How many murders are committed by youth in the United States? [Answer]
• How does homicide offending by youth vary by age? [Answer]
• How does homicide offending by youth vary by sex? [Answer]
• How does homicide offending by youth vary by race? [Answer]
• What are the trends in homicides committed by youth involving firearms? [Answer]
• What proportion of homicides committed by youth involve multiple offenders? [Answer]
• What are the trends in victim-offender relationships for homicide offending by youth? [Answer]

Other Violent Crime

• What are the trends in serious violent crime offending by youth? [Answer]
• What proportion of serious violent crimes are committed by youth? [Answer]

Time of Day

• When are youth most likely to commit violent crime? [Answer]
• Does the time of day pattern for violent crime by youth on school days and nonschool days vary by the type of offense? [Answer]
• When are youth most likely to commit violent crime which involves the use of a firearm? [Answer]
• When are youth most likely to commit violent crime which results in injury? [Answer]

Comparing Offending by Adults & Juveniles

• What time of day are adults and youth most likely to commit violent crimes? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime offending by adults and youth vary by the type of offense committed? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime with a firearm vary for adults and youth? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime that results in injury vary for adults and youth? [Answer]

Self-report Behaviors

• Does the proportion of high school students carrying a weapon vary by demographics? [Answer]
• How has the proportion of high school students carrying a weapon changed over time? [Answer]
• Does the trend in carrying a weapon on school property vary by gender or race? [Answer]
• Does the proportion of high school students engaging in risky driving behaviors vary by demographics? [Answer]
• What proportion of high school seniors report using drugs? [Answer]
• What are the trends in past month use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among high school seniors? [Answer]
• Do trends in past month use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among high school seniors vary by gender and race? [Answer]
• What are the trends in past year use of opioids among high school seniors? [Answer]
• Does past month drug use vary by grade level? [Answer]
• Does past month vaping vary by grade level? [Answer]
• Do the trends in past month use of any illicit drugs (other than marijuana) vary by grade level? [Answer]

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