How Many Victimizations Are Committed by Juveniles?

In 2017, 14% of all serious violent victimizations were committed by juveniles. The proportion of serious violent victimizations involving multiple juvenile offenders ranged from 65% in 1982 to 42% in 2008. In 2017, more than four of every ten (47%) serious violent victimizations involved multiple juvenile offenders.

How many are committed by juveniles?

During a single year, an estimated 2.1 million youth under the age of 18 are arrested in the United States. Though overall rates have been declining over the past years, approximately 1.7 million delinquency cases are disposed in juvenile courts annually.

What percent of crimes are committed by juveniles?

In all, twenty-five percent of all serious violent crime involved a juvenile offender. Id. Of these crimes, more than one-half involved a group of offenders. Id.