Juvenile Offenders and Victims 2006 National Report Graphs

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Graphs from Chapter 6: Juvenile Offenders in Court Copyright 2006 National Center for Juvenile Justice 3700 S. Water Street, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 -2363 Suggested Citation: Snyder, Howard N. , and Sickmund, Melissa. 2006. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. More information is available online. The full report, report chapters, and data files for the graphs can be downloaded from http: //ojjdp. ncjrs. gov/ojstatbb/nr 2006/index. html Additional statistics are available from OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book, located at: http: //ojjdp. ncjrs. gov/ojstatbb/index. html Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Juvenile courts handled four times as many delinquency cases in 2002 as in 1960 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Delinquency cases, by offense category Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Robbery cases peaked in 1995, near 40, 000, then fell to levels of the late 1980 s Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Aggravated assault cases peaked in 1995, at 84, 400, then fell off sharply Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Simple assault cases climbed steadily through 1997, then leveled off at around 270, 000 in 2001 and 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Burglary caseloads were relatively flat until 1997—since then, they have dropped to their lowest level since at least 1985 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Larceny-theft cases peaked in 1995 at nearly 426, 000 and have also dropped to their lowest level since at least 1985 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Within the public order category, weapons offense cases peaked in 1994 at 51, 100 and have dropped steadily since then Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Juvenile court caseload trends are different for males and females Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Juvenile court caseload trend differences for males and females vary by offense category Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The female share of delinquency cases increased steadily from 1991 through 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The delinquency case rate rose from 1985 to 2002 for all races, but the rate for blacks remained well above the rates for other groups Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Compared with 1985, 2002 person offense rates were higher for all racial groups Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property case rates dropped for all races between 1985 and 2002—down 28% for whites, 17% for blacks, and 27% for youth of other races Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Case rates for drug offenses more than doubled from 1985 to 2002 for both white (118%) and black (128%) youth Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Compared with 1985, 2002 public order offense rates were higher for all racial groups—up 66% for whites, 125% for blacks, and 52% for youth of other races Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Delinquency case rates generally increase with age Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Between 1985 and 2002, trends in case rates were generally similar across age groups Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The number of cases involving detention was higher in 2002 than in 1985 for all but property cases Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Despite the growth in the volume of delinquency cases involving detention, the proportion of cases detained was about the same in 2002 as in 1985 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Males accounted for most delinquency cases involving detention Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Males were consistently more likely than females to be detained Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

White youth accounted for the largest number of delinquency cases involving detention Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Although they accounted for the largest number, white youth were the least likely to be detained Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Each year from 1985 through 2002, delinquency cases involving youth age 16 or older were more likely to be detained than were cases involving youth age 15 or younger Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The number of petitioned delinquency cases increased 96% between 1985 and the peak in 1997, then declined 8% by 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Between 1985 and 2002, the petitioned caseload increased for each of the four general offense categories Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The number of cases in which the youth was adjudicated delinquent rose steadily from 1985 to 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Except for property cases, the offense-specific trends followed the same pattern as delinquency cases in general Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Trends in the number of adjudicated property offense cases ordered to residential placement or probation were different from trends for other offenses Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Between 1985 and 2002, the number of cases in which the youth was adjudicated delinquent and ordered to formal probation increased for all offense categories Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

In 2002, the most severe sanction ordered in 85, 000 adjudicated delinquency cases (14%) was something other than residential placement or probation Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Adjudicated cases receiving sanctions other than residential placement or probation accounted for 53 out of 1, 000 delinquency cases processed during the year Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing for males, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing for females, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing whites, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing for blacks, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Person offense case processing for other races, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing for males, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing for females, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing for whites, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing for blacks, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Property offense case processing for other races, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing for males, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing for females, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing for whites, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing for blacks, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Drug offense case processing for other races, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing for males, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing for females, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing for whites, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing for blacks, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Public order offense case processing for other races, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The profile of waived cases has changed Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Juvenile courts waived 46% fewer delinquency cases to criminal court in 2002 than in 1994 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

For most of the period from 1993 through 2002, person offenses outnumbered property offenses among waived cases Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Between 1985 and 2002, person offense cases were the most likely type of case to be waived to criminal court; except 1989– 1991, when drug offense cases were most likely Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Both whites and blacks experienced sharp increases between 1985 and 1994—and substantial drops between 1994 and 2002 —in the number of person offense cases waived Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

For most of the period from 1985 to 2002, the likelihood of waiver was greater for black youth than for white youth regardless of offense category Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The degree of racial disparity in the juvenile justice system declined between 1992 and 2002, especially at two decision points: arrest and waiver to criminal court Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

The volume of petitioned truancy, runaway, and ungovernability cases peaks at age 15 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Runaway case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Truancy case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Ungovernability case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Liquor law violation case processing, 2002 Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report