| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After being relatively stable for most of the 1980s, the juvenile arrest rate for arson grew 33% between 1990 and 1994.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Arson, 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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- The juvenile arrest rate for arson declined substantially between 1994 and 2007, falling 40%.
- Following an 11% decline between 2006 and 2007, the juvenile arrest rate for arson in 2007 reached its lowest point since
1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05210.
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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