| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After years of stability, the arrest rate for curfew and loitering increased substantially for male and female juveniles between 1992 and 1997.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Curfew and Loitering 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 1992 and 1997, the juvenile male arrest rate for curfew and loitering increased 114% and the female rate increased 150%. Since the 1997 peak, the rates declined in equal proportions for both groups through 2003 (42% for males and 41% for females), increased through 2006 and then decreased in 2007.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05249.
October 24, 2008.
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