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Alabama Juvenile Justice Profile


 AlabamaUnited States
Juvenile Population Characteristics  
Juvenile population, ages 0 to 17, 2020 1,087,283 72,822,113
Black, non-Hispanic proportion of juvenile population, 2020 30.4% 15.3%
Hispanic proportion of juvenile population, 2020 8.2% 25.6%
Births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 17, 2020 10.2 6.3
Proportion of children under 18 living in poverty, 2021 22.1% 15.3%
Juveniles as Victims  
Maltreatment victimization rate (per 1,000 children under age 18), 2020 9.2 9.1
Suicide rate (per 1 million juveniles ages 7-17), 1999-2020 3.3 3.6
Ratio of juvenile (ages 7-17) suicide to homicide victimization rates, 1999-2020 0.9 1.3
Juvenile Arrest Rates (per 100,000 juveniles ages 10 to 17)  
Reporting Coverage, 2020 1% 76%
Aggravated assault arrest rate, 2020 75 58
Robbery arrest rate, 2020 15 38
Larceny arrest rate, 2020 75 148
Drug abuse arrest rate, 2020 30 122
Weapons arrest rate, 2020 0 34
Juveniles in Corrections  
Commitment rate (per 100,000 juveniles, 10 to upper age), 2021 45 39
Detention rate (per 100,000 juveniles, 10 to upper age), 2021 72 33
Proportion of juveniles placed for non-person offenses, 2021 66% 52%
Ratio of minority to white rate of youth in residential placement, 2021 2.4 4.7

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. "Alabama Juvenile Justice Profile." Online.
Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/stateprofile.asp.