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Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends
Male juvenile Property Crime Index arrest rates generally declined during the 1990's but female rates declined only after 1996.

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Property Crime Index Offenses by Sex, 1980-2007

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Property Crime Index Offenses by Sex

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Property Crime Index Offenses by Sex

Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. The Property Crime Index includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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  • Male juvenile Property Crime Index arrest rates declined 59% between 1991 and 2007.
  • Between 1996 and 2007, the female juvenile Property Crime Index arrest rate declined 32%.

Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available:
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05236. October 24, 2008.

 

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