OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court

OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2016." This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts from 2005 to 2016. During the 12-year period, the number of delinquency cases involving juveniles declined 49 percent. Decreases were experienced across four offense categories: property, public order, person, and drug law violations. The estimates are based on data from more than 2,500 courts with jurisdiction over 86 percent of the nation's juvenile population in 2016. Read the OJP press release.

Resources:

• Learn more about OJJDP-sponsored National Juvenile Court Data Archive.
• See OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book for additional information on juvenile court case processing.