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2020 Case Processing Summary: by gender
Ratio of Rates1 for Delinquency Offenses

  RATIO OF RATES Females
trends Arrest rate 0.43
trends Referral rate 0.90
trends Diversion rate 1.37
trends Detention rate 0.74
trends Petitioned rate 0.81
trends Adjudicated rate 0.85
trends Probation rate 1.08
trends Placement rate 0.72
trends Waiver rate 0.24
1 The ratio of rates is created by dividing the rate for females by the rate for males. A ratio of 1.0 indicates parity, i.e., the rates for the comparison group are equal. For example, if female youth and male youth were referred to juvenile court at the same rate, the ratio would be 1.0, indicating the rates for these groups are equal. A ratio greater than 1.0 means that the rate for females is greater than the rate for males youth. A ratio less than 1.0 means that the rate for females is less than the rate for males..
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.