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Graphs from Chapter 6:
Juvenile Offenders in Court
Copyright 2006
National Center for Juvenile Justice
3700 S. Water Street, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-2363
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Juvenile courts handled four times as many delinquency cases
in 2002 as in 1960
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Delinquency cases, by offense category
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Robbery cases peaked in 1995, near 40,000, then fell to levels
of the late 1980s
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Aggravated assault cases peaked in 1995, at 84,400, then fell
off sharply
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Simple assault cases climbed steadily through 1997, then
leveled off at around 270,000 in 2001 and 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Burglary caseloads were relatively flat until 1997—since then,
they have dropped to their lowest level since at least 1985
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Larcenytheft cases peaked in 1995 at nearly 426,000 and have
also dropped to their lowest level since at least 1985
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Within the public order category, weapons offense cases
peaked in 1994 at 51,100 and have dropped steadily since then
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Juvenile court caseload trends are different for males and
females
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Juvenile court caseload trend differences for males and
females vary by offense category
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The female share of delinquency cases increased steadily from
1991 through 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The delinquency case rate rose from 1985 to 2002 for all races,
but the rate for blacks remained well above the rates for other
groups
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Compared with 1985, 2002 person offense rates were higher for
all racial groups
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property case rates dropped for all races between 1985 and
2002—down 28% for whites, 17% for blacks, and 27% for youth
of other races
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Case rates for drug offenses more than doubled from 1985 to
2002 for both white (118%) and black (128%) youth
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Compared with 1985, 2002 public order offense rates were
higher for all racial groups—up 66% for whites, 125% for
blacks, and 52% for youth of other races
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Delinquency case rates generally increase with age
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Between 1985 and 2002, trends in case rates were generally
similar across age groups
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The number of cases involving detention was higher in 2002
than in 1985 for all but property cases
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Despite the growth in the volume of delinquency cases
involving detention, the proportion of cases detained was
about the same in 2002 as in 1985
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Males accounted for most delinquency cases involving
detention
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Males were consistently more likely than females to be
detained
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
White youth accounted for the largest number of delinquency
cases involving detention
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Although they accounted for the largest number, white youth
were the least likely to be detained
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Each year from 1985 through 2002, delinquency cases
involving youth age 16 or older were more likely to be detained
than were cases involving youth age 15 or younger
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The number of petitioned delinquency cases increased 96%
between 1985 and the peak in 1997, then declined 8% by 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Between 1985 and 2002, the petitioned caseload increased for
each of the four general offense categories
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The number of cases in which the youth was adjudicated
delinquent rose steadily from 1985 to 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Except for property cases, the offensespecific trends followed
the same pattern as delinquency cases in general
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Trends in the number of adjudicated property offense cases
ordered to residential placement or probation were different
from trends for other offenses
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Between 1985 and 2002, the number of cases in which the
youth was adjudicated delinquent and ordered to formal
probation increased for all offense categories
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
In 2002, the most severe sanction ordered in 85,000
adjudicated delinquency cases (14%) was something other
than residential placement or probation
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Adjudicated cases receiving sanctions other than residential
placement or probation accounted for 53 out of 1,000
delinquency cases processed during the year
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing for males, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing for females, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing whites, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing for blacks, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Person offense case processing for other races, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing for males, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing for females, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing for whites, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing for blacks, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Property offense case processing for other races, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing for males, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing for females, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing for whites, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing for blacks, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Drug offense case processing for other races, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing for males, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing for females, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing for whites, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing for blacks, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Public order offense case processing for other races, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The profile of waived cases has changed
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Juvenile courts waived 46% fewer delinquency cases to
criminal court in 2002 than in 1994
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
For most of the period from 1993 through 2002, person
offenses outnumbered property offenses among waived cases
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Between 1985 and 2002, person offense cases were the
most likely type of case to be waived to criminal court;
except 1989–1991, when drug offense cases were most likely
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Both whites and blacks experienced sharp increases between
1985 and 1994—and substantial drops between 1994 and 2002
—in the number of person offense cases waived
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
For most of the period from 1985 to 2002, the likelihood of
waiver was greater for black youth than for white youth
regardless of offense category
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The degree of racial disparity in the juvenile justice system
declined between 1992 and 2002, especially at two decision
points: arrest and waiver to criminal court
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
The volume of petitioned truancy, runaway, and
ungovernability cases peaks at age 15
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Runaway case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Truancy case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Ungovernability case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Liquor law violation case processing, 2002
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report