| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After a period of increase between 1982 and 1994, the juvenile arrest rate for vandalism fell 33% between 1994 and 2007.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Vandalism, 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 vandalism rose 44% between 1982 and 1994, its peak year in the 1980-2007 period.
- The rate declined 37% between 1994 and 2001, held relatively constant between 2001 and 2005, then increased 10% through 2007. The juvenile arrest rate for vandalism in 2007 was 16% below its 1980 level.
- About 13% of juvenile arrests for vandalism were arrests of females in 2007 and 41% were arrests of youth under age 15.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05212.
October 24, 2008.
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