Juvenile Arrests for Violent Crimes
1982-2007
- The juvenile arrest rate for violent crimes rose steadily beginning in 1983 and peaked at 5.42 per 1,000 juveniles in 1993.
- From 1993 to 2005 the arrest rate has declined to just under 2 arrests per 1,000 population.
- The juvenile arrest rate for violent crimes increased in 2006 and 2007, but remained at less than half its peak rate.
Data Sources:
- Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (arrest data)
- OFM Forecast of the State Population by Age and Sex (population data)
Last modified: January 30, 2009
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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