| Custody Data (1997-Present) |
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| Q: |
How does the type of offense resulting in placement vary by race/ethnicity? |
| A: |
Offense profiles of youth in residential placement did not vary substantially by race/ethnicity. |
Offense profile of juveniles in residential placement by race/ethnicity, 2006
| Most serious offense |
Total |
White |
Minority |
Total
Minority |
Black |
Hispanic |
American
Indian1 |
Asian1 |
|
| Total |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
| Delinquency |
95 |
|
93 |
|
96 |
|
96 |
|
98 |
|
88 |
|
96 |
|
| Person |
34 |
|
31 |
|
36 |
|
38 |
|
33 |
|
29 |
|
34 |
|
| Criminal homicide |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
| Sexual assault |
7 |
|
11 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
|
| Robbery |
7 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
|
12 |
|
7 |
|
3 |
|
8 |
|
| Aggravated assault |
8 |
|
6 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
13 |
|
| Simple assault |
8 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
7 |
|
9 |
|
5 |
|
| Other person |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
| Property |
25 |
|
27 |
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
26 |
|
25 |
|
28 |
|
| Burglary |
10 |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Theft |
5 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
| Auto theft |
5 |
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
9 |
|
| Arson |
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
| Other property |
5 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
| Drug |
9 |
|
8 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
| Drug trafficking |
2 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Other drug |
7 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
| Public order |
11 |
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
10 |
|
13 |
|
| Weapons |
4 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
3 |
|
7 |
|
| Other public order |
7 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
| Technical violation* |
16 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
19 |
|
18 |
|
15 |
|
| Status |
5 |
|
7 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
|
4 |
|
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1American Indian includes Alaskan Natives; Asian includes Pacific Islanders.
* Technical violations include violations of probation, parole, and valid court order.
Notes: Race proportions do not include youth of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include a small number of youth for whom race/ethnicity was not reported or was reported as "other." Detail may not total 100% because of rounding or because all offenses are not presented.
To preserve the privacy of the juvenile residents, cell counts have been rounded to the nearest multiple of three. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Percentages are based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the CJRP Databook Web site.
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- Robbery was the most serious offense for a greater proportion of black, Hispanic, and Asian juveniles than white or American Indian juveniles in residential placement.
- Drug offenses were the most serious offense for a greater proportion of black and Hispanic juveniles than other juveniles in residential placement.
- Regardless of race/ethnicity, a substantial proportion of youth were held for technical violations of probation, parole, or valid court orders.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08303.asp?qaDate=2006.
Released on September 12, 2008.
Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2006 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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