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How many murders are committed by juvenile offenders in the United States? |
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Known juvenile offenders were involved in atleast 1,043 murders in the U.S. in 2006– 10% of all murders. |
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- Between 1994 and 2003, the estimated number of murders involving a juvenile offender fell 65%, to its lowest level since atleast 1980. However, between 2003 and 2006, the estimated number of juvenile murder offenders increased 30%, returning to the level of the late 1990s.
- In the 1980s, 25% of the murders involving a juvenile offender also involved an adult offender. This proportion grew to 31% in the 1990s and averaged 37% for the years 2000–2006.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03105.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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