Table 4. State Detention and Commitment Admissions of
Juvenile Females, 1994

Total Number of Facilities

Number of Females Admitted To Detention

Admissions That Were Female (%)

Number of Females Committed

Commitments That Were Female (%)

California (103)

16,404

14

2,610

7

Colorado (9)

3,209

18

37

5

Connecticut (4)

704

24

81

17

Delaware (3)

179

15

0

0

District of Columbia (4)

139

12

2

1

Florida (49)

5,554

14

301

9

Hawaii (2)

512

37

34

15

Illinois (19)

1,713

11

378

8

Iowa (13)

1,087

26

121

19

Maine (1)

230

14

29

12

Maryland (13)

1,101

15

57

9

Massachusetts (10)

287

13

9

2

Michigan (43)

2,847

20

312

20

Minnesota (18)

1,703

19

319

12

Mississippi (9)

1,341

37

186

10

Missouri (45)

2,048

22

354

16

New Jersey (46)

1,803

14

254

10

New York (65)

2,054

17

773

15

Ohio (62)

10,257

23

1,644

17

Oklahoma (16)

1,071

23

45

9

Oregon (13)

1,023

18

120

6

Pennsylvania (34)

2,003

13

650

9

Rhode Island (1)

158

25

22

12

Utah (16)

1,668

20

174

9

Wisconsin (13)

3,613

22

127

9

Source: Juvenile Detention and Commitment Admissions to Public Facilities by STATE 1994, National Center for Juvenile Justice. Snyder, Howard N. (1998)