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Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesGender■■■■■■■For both males and females, thedelinquency case rate increased from1985 through the mid-1990s. Formales, the rate increased 36% to itspeak in 1996 and then fell 20% by2005. The female rate grew 77%between 1985 and 1997 but droppedonly 2% through 2005.In 1985, the delinquency case ratefor males was 4 times greater thanthe rate for females; by 2005, themale rate was about 2.5 times thefemale rate: 76.2 compared with30.2.Male and female drug offense caserates have converged since the early1990s. In 1992, the male drugoffense case rate was nearly 7 timesgreater than the rate for females (4.6compared with 0.7); by 2005, themale rate was less than 4 timesgreater than the rate for females (9.7compared with 2.5).While property offense case ratesdeclined for both males and femalesbetween 1995 and 2005, the declinewas greater for males (43% vs.28%).In 2005, female person offense caserates were at their highest level (8.2)since 1985. Male rates for personoffenses fell 8% between the 1995peak and 2005, while female ratesincreased 17%.Male drug offense case ratesdecreased 8% in the 5 yearsbetween 2001 and 2005, whilefemale rates increased 7%.Between 2001 and 2005, public orderoffense case rates increased morefor females than for males (9% comparedwith 4%).Although the delinquency case rate is much higher for males thanfemales, the female rate increased more than the male rate between1985 and 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age100908070605040302010Cases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age60504030201001985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age16Female14Property1210Delinquency01985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005MaleMalePersonFemaleDrugsPropertyPublic order864PersonPublic order2Drugs01985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 200514Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesGenderIn 2005, the delinquency case rate for females peaked at age 16,while the male case rate increased through age 17Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group18016014012010020151050806040200Delinquency6.2 1.412.53.627.210.853.523.885.839.4123.653.2154.458.7170.910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17AgeCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group35Person3025Male10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Age403020100FemaleCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group60Property5058.310 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Age■■■■■For males, delinquency case ratesincreased continuously with age in2005. Female delinquency case ratesincreased through age 16 and thenleveled off.In 2005, the difference between agespecificmale and female delinquencycase rates was greatest for theyounger juveniles. The male delinquencyrate for 10-year-olds wasmore than 4 times the female rate;for 11-year-olds, the male case ratewas more than 3 times the femalerate.In all four delinquency offense categoriesin 2005, male case ratesincreased continuously through age17.For females in 2005, property anddrug offense case rates increasedthrough age 17. Female case ratesfor person and public order offensesincreased continuously through age16 and then slightly declined.In 2005, the drug offense case ratefor 17-year-old males was almost 28times the rate for 12-year-old males;among females, the drug offensecase rate for 17-year-olds was morethan 15 times the rate for 12-yearolds.Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group35Drugs30252015105010 11 12 13 14 15 16 17AgeCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group60Public order5040302010010 11 12 13 14 15 16 17AgeJuvenile Court Statistics 2005 15
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