| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Compared with male juveniles, the juvenile female arrest rate for burglary remained relatively high.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Burglary by Sex, 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 large decline in the juvenile burglary arrest rate was primarily the result of a decline in juvenile male arrests. Between 1983 and 2007, the male rate fell 63% but the female rate dropped just 31%.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05237.
October 24, 2008.
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