| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Despite increases during the 1990s, male and female juvenile arrest rates for drunkenness in 2007 were well below their 1980 levels.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drunkenness 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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- In 2007, the male juvenile arrest rate for drunkenness was 70% below its 1980 rate and the female rate was 36% lower.
- In 2007, the juvenile male arrest rate for drunkenness was about three times the female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05247.
October 24, 2008.
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