| Q: |
How does homicide offending by youth vary by sex? |
| A: |
The annual number of male juvenile homicide offenders varied substantially between 1980 and 2020, unlike the number of female offenders. |
Known juvenile homicide offenders by sex, 1980-2020
| Year |
Male |
Female |
| 1980 |
1,340 |
120 |
| 1981 |
1,264 |
146 |
| 1982 |
1,117 |
118 |
| 1983 |
955 |
143 |
| 1984 |
853 |
115 |
| 1985 |
1,013 |
110 |
| 1986 |
1,227 |
107 |
| 1987 |
1,208 |
139 |
| 1988 |
1,505 |
117 |
| 1989 |
1,693 |
110 |
| 1990 |
2,102 |
129 |
| 1991 |
2,309 |
146 |
| 1992 |
2,296 |
159 |
| 1993 |
2,627 |
145 |
| 1994 |
2,656 |
156 |
| 1995 |
2,206 |
136 |
| 1996 |
1,869 |
152 |
| 1997 |
1,597 |
112 |
| 1998 |
1,295 |
117 |
| 1999 |
1,038 |
128 |
| 2000 |
911 |
100 |
| 2001 |
884 |
104 |
| 2002 |
880 |
90 |
| 2003 |
829 |
98 |
| 2004 |
907 |
74 |
| 2005 |
988 |
84 |
| 2006 |
1,184 |
89 |
| 2007 |
1,163 |
92 |
| 2008 |
1,014 |
89 |
| 2009 |
952 |
82 |
| 2010 |
839 |
87 |
| 2011 |
741 |
69 |
| 2012 |
661 |
66 |
| 2013 |
658 |
43 |
| 2014 |
714 |
59 |
| 2015 |
745 |
58 |
| 2016 |
816 |
70 |
| 2017 |
879 |
87 |
| 2018 |
983 |
108 |
| 2019 |
888 |
93 |
| 2020 |
1,244 |
107 |
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- Females account for a small share of known juvenile homicide offenders. Since 2004, 10% or less of known juvenile homicide offenders were female.
- The number of female juvenile homicide offenders reached its lowest level in 2013 - down 73% from the 1992 peak - then more than doubled through 2020.
- Similarly, the number of male juvenile homicide offenders reached its lowest level in 2013 - 75% below the 1994 peak - then increased 89% by 2020.
- The number of known juvenile homicide offenders declined for both groups between 2018 and 2019, and then increased in the last year: 40% for males and 15% for females.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03102.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on December 09, 2021. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C., Chamberlin, G. and Kang, W. (2021). Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports. Available on-line at: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezashr/.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–2020 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.
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