The risk of injury during juvenile crimes was greatest for older teens and young adults
In sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults committed by juveniles, 40% of the victims were injured, compared with 48% of the victims of such crimes committed by adults. By age group, the percentage of victims injured by juveniles in the commission of these crimes was 34% of victims age 15 and younger, 49% of those ages 16–24, and 43% of those age 25 and older.
Multiple offenders were more likely in juvenile robbery than in other crimes
About a third (32%) of the victims of juvenile violent crimes faced multiple offenders; 17% were victimized by two or more juveniles and 15% were victimized by juveniles acting with adults. In juvenile robberies, the share of victims who faced multiple offenders increased to 61%.
Multiple
Offenders |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Offense |
Lone Juvenile
Offender |
Juveniles |
Adults
and Juveniles |
| Total offenses |
69% |
17% |
15% |
| Sexual
assault |
85 |
9 |
5 |
| Robbery |
39 |
31 |
30 |
| Aggravated
assault |
65 |
15 |
20 |
| Simple
assault |
69 |
17 |
14 |
| Note: Detail may not total 100% because of rounding. | |||
Among juvenile victims of violent crimes committed by juveniles, 33% were victimized by multiple juvenile offenders or by juveniles acting with adults
Guns were more likely with multiple offenders than lone offenders
By definition, guns are not present in simple assaults, but they may be present in sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults. An armed offender was encountered by 13% of the victims of juveniles committing these crimes, compared with 18% of the victims of adult offenders. Most (59%) of the victims of juvenile gun crime were age 18 or older.
In crimes committed by juveniles with a gun present, 23% of victims were injured. In contrast, 43% of victims were injured in crimes committed by juveniles with no gun present.
Victims of multiple offenders were more likely than victims of lone offenders to encounter firearms. Guns were involved in 9% of sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault victimizations by juvenile offenders acting alone, 17% of victimizations by two or more juveniles, and 26% of victimizations by juveniles acting with adults. In comparison, a gun was present in 16% of such victimizations committed by an adult offender acting alone and 27% of victimizations by two or more adult offenders.
In sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults, young adult victims were the most likely to face armed juvenile offenders
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