| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The decline in the juvenile arrest rate for weapons law violations between 2006 and 2007 broke the trend of increasing rates that began in 2003.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Weapons Law Violations, 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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- Between 1980 and 1993, the juvenile arrest rate for weapons law violations increased more than 140%. Then the rate fell substantially, so that by 2002 the rate was just 14% above the 1980 level.
- However, between 2002 and 2006, the juvenile weapons rate grew 35%, then fell 7% through 2007. As a result, the rate in 2007 was 43% above the 1980 level and 41% below its 1993 peak.
- During the last year, the rate declined more for females (10%) than for males (6%), and more for whites (8%) than for blacks (5%).
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05213.
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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