Person offenders were 35% of juvenile offenders in custody nationwide; drug offenders were 9%

The offense profile for most states had a greater proportion of juveniles held for person crimes than for property crimes
 
Most Serious Offense
State of offense
Violent Index
Other person
Property
Drug
Public order
Status
U.S. total
25%
10%
29%
9%
23%
4%
Alabama
9
13
27
7
32
11
Alaska
20
8
35
3
32
2
Arizona
9
14
32
17
26
3
Arkansas
16
14
32
5
29
4
California
34
7
28
7
23
1
Colorado
25
18
27
6
21
3
Connecticut
13
12
17
21
34
3
Delaware
18
15
32
11
22
2
Dist. of Columbia
14
15
27
25
19
0
Florida
22
13
34
10
20
1
Georgia
20
11
30
8
29
2
Hawaii
23
13
36
3
23
3
Idaho
21
15
28
3
31
3
Illinois
30
5
22
12
29
1
Indiana
9
18
30
8
26
10
Iowa
16
19
35
8
17
5
Kansas
25
14
34
6
20
1
Kentucky
16
14
26
9
19
16
Louisiana
27
6
39
12
10
6
Maine
16
21
50
1
10
2
Maryland
16
11
30
24
19
1
Massachusetts
35
10
29
8
16
2
Michigan
27
9
30
5
18
12
Minnesota
21
12
28
5
26
8
Mississippi
6
7
25
5
57
0
Missouri
22
7
35
7
14
16
Montana
20
12
41
5
20
2
Nebraska
14
5
52
5
18
5
Nevada
13
11
25
17
32
2
New Hampshire
15
40
25
1
11
7
New Jersey
24
5
20
22
21
9
New Mexico
15
5
32
16
31
0
New York
32
7
26
11
10
14
North Carolina
19
18
40
8
13
2
North Dakota
8
22
27
6
10
27
Ohio
27
8
31
8
22
4
Oklahoma
33
6
37
6
13
5
Oregon
52
7
31
2
8
0
Pennsylvania
18
13
20
12
31
5
Rhode Island
29
11
21
17
20
1
South Carolina
16
7
26
6
41
3
South Dakota
11
10
33
5
35
6
Tennessee
18
6
23
8
27
18
Texas
29
11
30
8
20
1
Utah
27
6
29
11
20
7
Vermont
27
18
31
0
9
13
Virginia
21
11
26
7
30
4
Washington
36
7
34
6
16
1
West Virginia
19
10
29
8
20
14
Wisconsin
24
15
34
7
16
4
Wyoming
6
9
34
13
22
16
  • Nationally, 29% of juveniles in residential placement were being held for property crimes. In comparison, 35% were held for person offenses (Violent Index plus other person offenses).

  • States with the highest proportions of Violent Crime Index offenders were Oregon (52%), Washington (36%), Massachusetts (35%), California (34%), and Oklahoma (33%). North Dakota (8%), Mississippi (6%), and Wyoming (6%) had the lowest proportions.

  • The proportion of juveniles held for drug offenses ranged from 25% in the District of Columbia to 1% in Maine and New Hampshire and 0% in Vermont.

Note: U.S. total includes 2,645 juvenile offenders in private facilities for whom state of offense was not reported and 174 juvenile offenders in tribal facilities.

Source: Author’s analysis of OJJDP’s Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1999 [machine-readable data files].

Percent of juveniles held for Violent Crime Index offensesPercent of juveniles held for Violent Crime Index offenses based on a U.S. Map

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Juveniles in Corrections OJJDP National Report Series Bulletin
June 2004