Juvenile arrest rates by offense and race, 2018

Juvenile arrest rate (per 100,000)

Ratio of Rates*

Most serious offense

All races

White

Minority

Black

American
Indian

Asian

Minority

Black

American
Indian

Asian

All offenses

2,161.0

1,781.0

3,322.5

4,566.2

1,951.5

488.4

1.9

2.6

1.1

0.3

Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter

2.8

1.4

7.2

10.6

1.4

0.2

5.1

7.6

1.0

0.1

Rape

Robbery

51.0

19.6

146.9

214.6

11.2

10.6

7.5

10.9

0.6

0.5

Aggravated assault

83.0

60.5

151.5

212.5

68.0

17.3

2.5

3.5

1.1

0.3

Burglary

66.3

48.2

121.6

172.1

44.6

12.7

2.5

3.6

0.9

0.3

Larceny-theft

276.7

220.0

450.0

616.3

221.5

84.2

2.0

2.8

1.0

0.4

Motor vehicle theft

44.4

29.1

91.0

129.3

37.6

7.0

3.1

4.4

1.3

0.2

Arson

5.5

5.4

5.9

7.6

8.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.5

0.2

Simple assault

372.9

284.2

644.4

908.6

262.3

68.9

2.3

3.2

0.9

0.2

Forgery and counterfeiting

3.1

2.5

4.9

7.1

1.2

0.5

2.0

2.8

0.5

0.2

Fraud

13.7

9.3

27.3

38.1

13.0

3.3

2.9

4.1

1.4

0.4

Embezzlement

1.7

1.3

2.9

4.0

1.2

0.5

2.2

3.1

0.9

0.4

Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)

28.3

15.9

66.3

95.6

13.4

5.6

4.2

6.0

0.8

0.4

Vandalism

92.3

85.6

112.6

152.3

78.7

19.1

1.3

1.8

0.9

0.2

Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)

51.3

37.9

92.1

130.0

24.8

13.3

2.4

3.4

0.7

0.4

Prostitution and commercialized vice

0.8

0.4

2.0

2.8

0.7

0.3

5.0

7.0

1.8

0.8

Sex offenses (except rape & prostitution)

Drug abuse violations

269.1

266.5

276.9

361.5

257.4

62.8

1.0

1.4

1.0

0.2

Gambling

0.7

0.4

1.6

2.2

1.3

0.3

4.0

5.5

3.3

0.8

Offenses against the family and children

9.6

8.0

14.8

18.7

25.9

1.2

1.9

2.3

3.2

0.2

Driving under the influence

16.5

19.4

7.5

5.9

30.7

5.1

0.4

0.3

1.6

0.3

Liquor laws

78.9

91.7

39.8

33.1

172.1

18.8

0.4

1.9

0.2

Drunkenness

9.7

10.7

6.8

5.5

33.9

2.2

0.6

0.5

3.2

0.2

Disorderly conduct

172.0

123.4

320.6

450.5

181.0

23.5

2.6

3.7

1.5

0.2

Vagrancy

2.2

1.7

3.9

5.3

3.6

0.4

2.3

3.1

2.1

0.2

All other offenses (except traffic)

407.6

360.5

551.6

740.7

392.5

106.2

1.5

2.1

1.1

0.3

Curfew and loitering

66.0

45.7

128.0

181.3

42.5

14.3

2.8

4.0

0.9

0.3

Violent Crime Index

Property Crime Index

392.9

302.7

668.5

925.3

311.8

105.0

2.2

3.1

1.0

0.3

Violent crimes***

136.8

81.5

305.7

437.6

80.7

28.1

3.8

5.4

1.0

0.3

Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 0-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population.

* The ratio of rates is created by dividing the minority rates by the white rate.

Violent Crime Index includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property Crime Index includes, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The ratio of rates compares the rates of each minority group to white youth. A ratio of 1.0 indicates statistical parity, i.e., the rates for the comparison groups are equal. For example, if white youth and minority youth were arrested at the same rate, the ratio would be 1.0, indicating the rates for these groups are equal. When the ratio exceeds 1.0, the rate for the minority group exceeds the rate for white youth; when it is below 1.0, the rate for minority youth is less than the rate for white youth.

NA: Beginning in 2013, the FBI broadened the definition of rape, removing the phrase “forcible” from the offense name and description. The new definition of rape is: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. The new definition includes the NIBRS offenses of rape, sodomy, and sexual assault with an object.

Law enforcement agencies may submit data on rape arrests based on either the new or legacy definition of rape. Due to differences in agency reporting practices, national estimates for the offense of “rape” are not available after 2012. Additionally, estimates for the Violent Crime Index (which included “forcible rape”) are not shown after 2012 as this category is no longer compatible with prior years.

** The "violent crimes" category includes the offenses of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault and is presented as an alternative to the Violent Crime Index, which is not available as a result of the change to the definition of rape in 2013. In any given year prior to the change in the rape definition, these three offenses accounted for more than 95% of arrests for Violent Crime Index offenses.