Delinquency Cases:

Table 1:	Delinquency Cases, by Most Serious Offense, 1996
Table 2:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 3:	Percent Change in Delinquency Cases and Case Rates, 1987-1996
Table 4:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Referred by Law Enforcement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 5:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Detained, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 6:	Percent Change in Detained Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996
Table 7:	Offense Profile of Detained Delinquency Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 8:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases, by Manner of Handling, 1996
Table 9:	Petitioned Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996
Table 10:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 11:	Percent Change in Petitioned Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987-1996
Table 12:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 13:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Adjudicated, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 14:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 15:	Percent Change in Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987-1996
Table 16:	Offense Profile of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 17:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 18:	Percent Change in Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987-1996
Table 19:	Offense Profile of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 20:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Involving Youth Age 15 or Younger, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 21:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases, by Age at Referral, 1996
Table 22:	Percent Change in Delinquency Case Rates, by Age at Referral, 1987-1996
Table 23:	Age Profile of Detained Delinquency Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 24:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Detained, by Age at Referral, 1996
Table 25:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Petitioned, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 26:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 27:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Adjudicated, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 28:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 29:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 30:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Involving Males, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 31:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases, by Sex, 1996
Table 32:	Percent Change in Delinquency Cases and Case Rates, by Sex, 1987-1996
Table 33:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Detained, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 34:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Petitioned, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 35:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 36:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Adjudicated, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 37:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 38:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 39:	Race Profile of Delinquency Cases, by Offense, 1996
Table 40:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases, by Race, 1996
Table 41:	Percent Change in Delinquency Cases and Case Rates, by Race, 1987-1996
Table 42:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Detained, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 43:	Percentage of Delinquency Cases Petitioned, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 44:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 45:	Offense Profile of Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 46:	Percentage of Petitioned Delinquency Cases Adjudicated, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 47:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 48:	Percentage of Adjudicated Delinquency Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996

Status Offense Cases:

Table 49:	Percent Change in Petitioned Status Offense Cases and Case Rates, 1987-1996
Table 50:	Offense Profile of Petitioned Status Offense Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 51:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Referred by Law Enforcement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 52:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Detained, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 53:	Offense Profile of Detained Petitioned Status Offense Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 54:	Percent Change in Detained Petitioned Status Offense Cases, 1987-1996
Table 55:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Adjudicated, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 56:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 57:	Percent Change in Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987-1996
Table 58:	Offense Profile of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 59:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 60:	Percent Change in Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987-1996
Table 61:	Offense Profile of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 62:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Involving Youth Age 15 or Younger, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 63:	Offense Profile of Petitioned Status Offense Cases, by Age at Referral, 1996
Table 64:	Percent Change in Petitioned Status Offense Case Rates, by Age at Referral, 1987-1996
Table 65:	Age Profile of Detained Petitioned Status Offense Cases, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 66:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Detained, by Age at Referral, 1996
Table 67:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Adjudicated, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 68:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 69:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Age at Referral, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 70:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Involving Males, by Offense, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 71:	Offense Profile of Petitioned Status Offense Cases, by Sex, 1996
Table 72:	Percent Change in Petitioned Status Offense Cases and Case Rates, by Sex, 1987-1996
Table 73:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Detained, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 74:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Adjudicated, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 75:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 76:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Sex, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 77:	Race Profile of Petitioned Status Offense Cases, by Offense, 1996
Table 78:	Offense Profile of Petitioned Status Offense Cases, by Race, 1996
Table 79:	Percent Change in Petitioned Status Offense Cases and Case Rates, by Race, 1987-1996
Table 80:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Detained, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 81:	Percentage of Petitioned Status Offense Cases Adjudicated, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 82:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Out-of-Home Placement, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996
Table 83:	Percentage of Adjudicated Status Offense Cases That Resulted in Formal Probation, by Race, 1987, 1992, and 1996

Methods:

Table A-1:	1996 Stratum Profiles: Delinquency Data
Table A-2:	1996 Stratum Profiles: Status Offense Data
Table A-3:	Content of Case-Level Data Sources, 1996