| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
For both male and female juveniles, arrest rates for driving under the influence declined substantially from the 1980s to the early 1990s.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Driving Under the Influence 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 the mid-1990s and 2007, the female arrest rate for driving under the influence increased proportionally more than the male arrest rate.
- The male juvenile arrest rate for driving under the influence in 2007 was 59% below its 1980 level while the female rate was 14% above its 1980 level.
- The disproportionate increase in the female rate since the mide-1990s narrowed the gender disparity in driving under the influence arrest rates. In 1980, the male rate was eight times the female rate; in 2007, the male rate was just three times the
female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05245.
October 24, 2008.
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