| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The male juvenile arrest rate for vandalism in 2007 was 21% below its 1980 level while the female rate was 40% above its 1980 level.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Vandalism 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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- Between 1994 and 2007, the male arrest rate for vandalism declined 35% and the female rate fell 14%.
- In 2007, the male arrest rate for vandalism was more than six times the female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05242.
October 24, 2008.
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