Other offenses

Juvenile arrest rates for weapons law violations followed a pattern similar to murder arrests, doubling between 1987 and 1993

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bullet Arrest rate trends for murder and weapons law violations differed, however, between 1993 and 1997. While both declined, the drop was greater for murder arrest rates (43%) than for weapons law violation arrest rates (24%).
Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. [See data source note 1 for detail.]

After more than a decade of stability, the juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse violations increased more than 70% between 1993 and 1997

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bullet Between 1993 and 1997, the increase in juvenile drug abuse arrest rates was greater for females (117%) than for males (78%).
bullet Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 64% were white, 16% were age 14 or younger, and 13% were female.

Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. [See data source note 1 for detail.]

The juvenile arrest rate for simple assault increased consistently between the early 1980's and 1997

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bullet Like juvenile arrest rate trends for aggravated assault, the simple assault rates increased consistently between 1980 and 1994.
bullet Unlike aggravated assault, however, the simple assault arrest rate continued to increase between 1994 and 1997.

Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. [See data source note 1 for detail.]

After years of stability, the juvenile arrest rate for curfew and loitering violations nearly doubled between 1993 and 1996, before falling in 1997

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bullet Between 1993 and 1997, the increase in the juvenile arrest rate for curfew and loitering violations was greater for females (103%) than for males (81%).
bullet Of juveniles arrested for curfew and loitering violations, 75% were white, 31% were female, and 28% were age 14 or younger.

Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. [See data source note 1 for detail.]

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Juvenile Arrests 1997 Juvenile Justice Bulletin   ·  December 1998