Adults committed the majority of murders of juveniles
Of all juveniles murdered by known offenders between 1980 and 2000, 75% were murdered by adults, 21% by juveniles, and 4% by a group of offenders that included at least one juvenile and at least one adult—meaning that a juvenile offender was involved in 25% of all murders of juveniles. Between 1980 and 2000, juvenile offenders were involved in 9% of the murders of children younger than age 2, 11% of the murders of juveniles ages 2–11, and 39% of the murders of juveniles ages 12–17.
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