- Youth Population Characteristics
- Youth as Victims
- Offending by Youth
- Juvenile Justice System Structure & Process
- Law Enforcement & Youth Crime
- Youth in Court
- Youth on Probation
- Youth in Corrections
- Special Topic: Hispanic Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
- Special Topic: Racial and Ethnic Fairness
- Special Topic: State Juvenile Justice Profiles
- Easy Access to Juvenile Populations
- Easy Access to the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports
- Easy Access to NIBRS Victims
- Easy Access to FBI Arrest Statistics
- Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics
- Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts
- Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
- Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook
- National Racial and Ethnic Fairness Databook
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Processing of Delinquency Cases, 2005-2022
In this data snapshot, data from OJJDP's National Juvenile Court Data Archive is used to trend case processing variations. Since 2005, referral rates for delinquency cases involving Black youth were more than twice the rates for all other groups.
Trends and Characteristics of Delinquency Cases Handled in Juvenile Court, 2022
In this data snapshot, OJJDP's National Juvenile Court Data Archive documents workloads of the nation's juvenile courts. Caseloads for all offenses increased between 2021 and 2022, but remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2021
In 2021, juvenile courts in the United States handled 437,300 delinquency cases that involved youth charged with criminal law violations, 39% less than the number of cases handled in 2020. From 2005 through 2021, the number of delinquency cases declined 73%, with decreases in all four offense categories: property offense cases and public order offense cases (down 78% each), drug law violation cases (down 75%), and person offense cases (down 62%).
Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report
This report on youth victimization, offenses committed by youth, and the juvenile justice system was developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice. The report offers juvenile justice practitioners and policymakers reliable information on youth and their involvement with the juvenile justice system through the 2019 data year.
