Juvenile Court Statistics Databook

Characteristics of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts

   
                    Percent of cases handled by juvenile courts                    
Year Number
of cases		 Female Under 16 White Black American
Indian		 Asian/NHPI
1985 1,161,500 19 % 60 % 73 % 25 % 1 % 1 %
1986 1,215,600 19   58   72   25   1   1  
1987 1,212,100 20   57   71   26   2   1  
1988 1,227,400 19   58   69   29   1   1  
1989 1,257,600 19   60   69   29   2   1  
1990 1,345,800 19   60   67   30   2   1  
1991 1,463,000 19   61   67   30   2   1  
1992 1,543,900 20   61   67   30   2   1  
1993 1,555,500 21   61   67   31   2   1  
1994 1,699,900 22   61   67   30   2   1  
1995 1,804,800 22   60   67   30   2   1  
1996 1,841,400 23   59   68   30   2   1  
1997 1,869,700 24   58   68   29   2   1  
1998 1,798,100 24   58   68   29   2   1  
1999 1,719,100 25   58   68   29   2   1  
2000 1,701,800 25   58   68   29   2   1  
2001 1,687,200 26   58   68   29   1   1  
2002 1,675,500 27   57   68   30   2   1  
2003 1,673,700 27   57   66   31   2   1  
2004 1,688,300 27   57   66   31   2   1  
2005 1,697,900 27   57   64   33   1   1  
Note: The estimates in this table are rounded to the nearest 100.
Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C. and Kang, W. (2008). "Juvenile Court Statistics Databook." Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/jcsdb/