OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book

OJJDP has updated data resources on its Statistical Briefing Book.

Resources include:

• The Easy Access to Juvenile Populations data analysis tool has been updated to include data through 2017.
• The Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports data analysis tool has been updated to include data through 2016.
• FAQs describing the number, demographics, weapon use, and victim-offender relationship of juvenile homicide victims and juvenile homicide offenders have been updated through 2016.
• FAQs about juvenile suicide victims have been updated to include data through 2016.
• FAQs about self-reported behaviors focusing on weapon carrying and risky driving behaviors reported by high school students have been updated to 2017.

Developed for OJJDP 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 the Statistical Briefing Book on Twitter.

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