Stereotypes in the media

Teen crime rates (10-24 years old) have dropped from 850.8 per 100,000 arrests for males in 1995 down to 139.6 arrests in 2011 and from 423.1 per 100,000 arrests in 1995 for females to 99.7 arrests in 2011 in the USA.

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/vca_temp-trends.html

Teenage pregnancies are the lowest that they have ever been since 1969 at 27.9 conceptions per 1000 women aged 15-17. (25th February 2014) A drop of 10% on the previous year, however still significantly higher than most other European countries.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26338540