| Q: |
What proportion of homicides committed by youth involve multiple offenders? |
| A: |
More than half of homicides committed by known juvenile offenders in 2020 involved multiple offenders. |
Estimated proportion of victims killed by juvenile offenders, 1980-2020
| Year |
Lone juvenile
offender |
Multiple juvenile
offenders |
Juvenile & adult
offenders |
| 1980 |
68.0% |
9.0% |
23.0% |
| 1981 |
65.2% |
9.0% |
25.8% |
| 1982 |
61.8% |
10.0% |
28.1% |
| 1983 |
67.6% |
8.9% |
23.4% |
| 1984 |
67.2% |
11.1% |
21.8% |
| 1985 |
66.1% |
8.6% |
25.3% |
| 1986 |
66.0% |
9.1% |
24.9% |
| 1987 |
67.0% |
9.0% |
24.1% |
| 1988 |
63.0% |
11.0% |
26.0% |
| 1989 |
64.0% |
10.3% |
25.7% |
| 1990 |
58.2% |
11.6% |
30.1% |
| 1991 |
58.8% |
9.6% |
31.7% |
| 1992 |
62.1% |
11.1% |
26.7% |
| 1993 |
59.8% |
12.4% |
27.8% |
| 1994 |
57.6% |
11.7% |
30.7% |
| 1995 |
57.4% |
10.7% |
31.9% |
| 1996 |
56.7% |
10.9% |
32.4% |
| 1997 |
57.5% |
11.7% |
30.8% |
| 1998 |
58.5% |
9.8% |
31.7% |
| 1999 |
58.9% |
9.0% |
32.1% |
| 2000 |
58.0% |
10.5% |
31.5% |
| 2001 |
54.1% |
8.2% |
37.7% |
| 2002 |
51.7% |
9.4% |
38.9% |
| 2003 |
55.8% |
9.7% |
34.5% |
| 2004 |
55.1% |
10.0% |
34.9% |
| 2005 |
52.1% |
9.8% |
38.1% |
| 2006 |
49.8% |
10.1% |
40.2% |
| 2007 |
51.9% |
9.0% |
39.1% |
| 2008 |
50.1% |
9.5% |
40.4% |
| 2009 |
50.5% |
8.8% |
40.6% |
| 2010 |
47.7% |
9.3% |
43.0% |
| 2011 |
49.8% |
7.7% |
42.4% |
| 2012 |
51.0% |
9.0% |
40.0% |
| 2013 |
46.6% |
9.8% |
43.6% |
| 2014 |
50.5% |
10.4% |
39.1% |
| 2015 |
51.8% |
9.7% |
38.5% |
| 2016 |
51.2% |
9.4% |
39.4% |
| 2017 |
51.1% |
9.0% |
39.9% |
| 2018 |
48.6% |
11.0% |
40.4% |
| 2019 |
50.2% |
10.6% |
39.3% |
| 2020 |
45.3% |
12.1% |
42.6% |
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- Between 1980 and 2020, the estimated proportion of murders involving a juvenile offender acting alone gradually declined, from 66% in the 1980s, to 59% in the 1990s, to 50% in the 2010s. By 2020, of all homicides involving a juvenile offender, 45% were juveniles acting alone. Comparatively, the proportion of murders committed by juveniles and adults increased from 25% in the 1980s to 41% in the last 10 years. By 2020, 43% of homicides committed by juveniles involved juveniles and adults.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03106.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on December 09, 2021.
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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