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How does juvenile homicide offending vary by race? |
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The number known juvenile murder offenders in 2006 was less than half the number in 1994 for white and black youth. |
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- Between 1984 and 1994, the number of known white juvenile murder offenders doubled and the number of known black offenders quadrupled.
- In 2002, the numbers of known juvenile murder offenders were near their lowest levels in a generation for black and white youth.
- However, while the number of known white juvenile murder offenders remained stable between 2002 and 2006, the number of black juvenile murder offenders increased by 58%, returning to its highest level since 1997.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03101.asp?qaDate=2006.
Released on October 24, 2008. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Kang, W. (2008). Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports: 1980-2006. Available on-line at: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/ezashr/. Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–2006 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.
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