Juvenile delinquency

On September 12, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, the Department of Justice will convene the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Washington, DC. The Council coordinates federal programs related to juvenile delinquency prevention and missing and exploited children. OJJDP Administrator Caren Harp will chair this meeting.

Council members will discuss opportunities for federal partnerships that support delinquency prevention...

Methodology for Fiscal Years 2010 - 2017

Section 223(a)(5)(C) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended requires states to provide funds for programs of Native American Indian Tribes that perform law enforcement functions. The Act specifies a formula that is based on the proportion of the number of Tribal youth under 18 years of age to the total number of...

OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2016." This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts from 2005 to 2016. During the 12-year period, the number of delinquency cases involving juveniles declined 49 percent. Decreases were experienced across four offense categories: property, public order, person, and drug law violations. The estimates are based on data from more...