Download National Trends in Youth Crime

National Trends in Youth Crime
Jeffrey A. Butts, Director
Research and Evaluation Center
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
February 6, 2012
Presented to the
Seventh Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Research and Evaluation Center
Summary of Youth Crime Trends
• Total juvenile arrests are down since the 1990s
• Juvenile arrests for violent crime reached a 30-year low
• As violence dropped, arrests for other crimes increased
• Arrests for minor assaults, drug offenses, and disorderly
conduct are all up significantly since the 1990s
• Drug arrests are now far more likely to be for possession
rather than manufacture and sale
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Juvenile arrests fell by more than a third since 1996
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Violent juvenile arrests reached a 30-year low
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Most violent crime arrests involve adult offenders
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
The nature of drug arrests changed as violence fell
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Research and Evaluation Center
The nature of drug arrests changed as violence fell
Source: Snyder, Howard and Mulako-Wangota, J., Arrest Data Analysis Tool at www.bjs.gov. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of
Justice (1980-2009). Estimates for 2010 calculated directly using data from Crime in the United States 2010, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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