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Statistical Briefing Book

Violent Crime Cases in Juvenile Court, 2021

This fact sheet presents estimates of juvenile violent crime cases based on data from more than 2,300 courts with jurisdiction over 83% of the youth population age 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each state in 2021.

Youth population at risk

For delinquency and status offense matters, this is the number of children from age 10 through the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction. In all states, the upper age of jurisdiction is defined by statute. In most states, individuals are considered adults when they reach their 18th birthday. Therefore, for these states, the delinquency and status offense youth population at risk would be the number of children 10 through 17 years of age living within the geographical area served by the court.