| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Unlike most other offense categories, arrest rates for running away are higher for females than for males.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Running Away 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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- Male and female juvenile arrest rates for running away have declined steadily since 1996. Between 1996 and 2007, the rate for males fell 47% and the rate for females fell 50%.
- More than half (56%) of juvenile arrests for running away in 2007 involved a female.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05250.
October 24, 2008.
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