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Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends
From the mid-1980s into the late-1990s, juvenile arrest rates for disorderly conduct rose sharply for males and females.

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Disorderly Conduct by Sex, 1980-2007

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Disorderly Conduct by Sex

Juvenile Arrest Rates for Disorderly Conduct by Sex

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 1984 and 1997, the male arrest rate for disorderly conduct increased 86% and the female rate increased 198%.
  • Following a decline between 1997 and 2000, the rates increased for both groups between 2000 and 2007 (11% for males and 40% for females).
  • By 2007, the female arrest rate was more than twice the rate in 1980 while the male rate was 10% above the rate in 1980.


Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available:
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05248. October 24, 2008.

 

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