| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
For all racial groups, juvenile arrest rates for drunkenness were lower in 2007 than in 1980.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drunkenness 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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- Between 1980 and 1993, the arrest rate for drunkenness declined 80% for American Indians and 62% for whites. Despite a moderate increase after 1993, the rates in 2007 were well below 1980 levels.
- Rates for Asians declined sharply between 1980 and 1985 (53%) and then stabilized through 1994. By 2007, the arrest rate for Asians was 44% below its 1980 peak.
- For black juveniles, the arrest rate for drunkenness reached its highest level in 1990 - 26% above the 1980 rate. The decline between 1996 and 2007 resulted in the 2007 rate being 45% lower than the rate in 1980.
- Rates for Asian juveniles were considerably lower than the rates for other racial groups. In 2007, for example, the rate for American Indians was nearly nine times the Asian rate, the rate for whites was nearly seven times as high, and the rate for blacks was nearly three times as high.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05277.
October 24, 2008.
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