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Research and Evaluation Center
National Trends in Youth Crime
Jeffrey A. Butts, DirectorResearch and Evaluation Center
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeCity 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
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
Juvenile arrests fell by more than a third since 1996
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
Violent juvenile arrests reached a 30-year low
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
Most violent crime arrests involve adult offenders
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
As violence fell, arrests for other crimes increased
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
The nature of drug arrests changed as violence fell
Research and Evaluation Center
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.
The nature of drug arrests changed as violence fell
Research and Evaluation Center
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City University of New York
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