| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Following the general pattern of other assaultive offenses, the juvenile arrest rate for forcible rape increased from the early 1980s through the early 1990s and then fell substantially.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Forcible Rape, 1980-2007
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- Over the 1980-2007 period, the juvenile arrest rate for forcible rape peaked in 1991, 44% above its 1980 level.
- With few exceptions, the juvenile arrest rate for forcible rape dropped annually from 1991 through 2007.
- By 1999, it had returned to its 1980 level. By 2007, the rate had fallen to a point 34% below the 1980 level and 54% below its 1991 peak.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05203.
October 24, 2008. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. Juvenile Arrests 2007 [Forthcoming]. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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