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2020 Case Processing Summary: by gender and race/ethnicity
Counts for Delinquency Offenses

Males

DECISION POINTS All White Black AIAN** ANHPI*** Hispanic
Population at risk (10-upper age) 16,558,600 8,752,200 2,468,900 310,700 988,200 4,038,700
Cases referred to juvenile court 372,100 159,200 129,700 6,900 4,500 71,800
Cases diverted 88,800 48,000 21,700 1,500 1,100 16,500
Cases detained 100,500 32,500 41,000 2,000 1,300 23,700
Cases petitioned 213,300 83,500 83,400 4,300 2,500 39,700
Cases adjudicated 107,200 42,300 39,200 2,300 1,300 22,100
Adjudicated cases resulting in probation 69,800 29,000 23,800 1,600 900 14,500
Adjudicated cases resulting in placement 30,400 9,500 13,000 600 300 7,000
Cases judicially waived 2,800 800 1,500 100 <50 400

Females

DECISION POINTS All White Black AIAN** ANHPI*** Hispanic
Population at risk (10-upper age) 15,883,600 8,336,000 2,396,600 301,900 964,100 3,885,000
Cases referred to juvenile court 136,300 61,500 46,400 3,700 1,600 23,200
Cases diverted 44,400 23,100 11,900 900 600 7,900
Cases detained 27,200 10,100 9,900 800 400 5,800
Cases petitioned 62,900 26,200 23,800 2,200 700 10,100
Cases adjudicated 27,000 12,000 8,800 1,100 300 4,800
Adjudicated cases resulting in probation 19,000 8,500 6,100 700 200 3,400
Adjudicated cases resulting in placement 5,500 2,200 1,800 200 <50 1,200
Cases judicially waived 200 100 100 <50 <50 <50
** AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native.
*** ANHPI: Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander.
Note: White, Black, and ANHPI racial groups exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
Suggested Citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A., and Kang, W. (2023). National Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) Databook. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/r-ed-databook/
Developed and maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, with funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.