| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
American Indian juveniles had the highest arrest rate for liquor law violations in 2007.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Liquor Law Violations by Race, 1980-2007
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. Persons of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race, i.e., white, black, American Indian, or Asian. Arrests of Hispanics are not reported separately. |
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- In 2007, the white rate was less than the American Indian rate but about four times the rates for black and Asian juveniles.
- Race-specific trends in liquor law violation arrest rates vary greatly. Between 1980 and 2007, the liquor law violation arrest rate declined 15% for white juveniles. Over this period, the black rate increased 66%, the American Indian rate increased 41%, and the Asian rate increased 21%.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05276.
October 24, 2008.
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