OJJDP Updates Juvenile Homicide Data on Statistical Briefing Book

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB):

• FAQs describing juvenile homicide victims and juvenile homicide offending have been updated to include data through 2015.
• Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports (EZASHR), a data analysis tool, has been updated to include data through 2015. EZASHR provides access to more than 30 years of national and state data on homicide victims and homicide offenders, including information on the age, sex, and race of victims and offenders; the victim-offender relationship; and the type of weapon used.

Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Statistical Briefing Book offers easy online access to statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.

Resources:

• Access the OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book.
• Keep up with OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book on Twitter.