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Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesRaceCase rates for person offenses in 2005 were higher than those in 1985 for all age groups within each racialcategoryPerson offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group20WhiteAge 17161284Ages 10–12Ages 13–15Age 16Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group70Black605040302010Ages 13–15Ages 10–12Age 17Age 1601985 1990 1995 2000 200501985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group90Amer. Indian8070605040302010Age 17Ages 10–12Age 16Ages 13–1501985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group10Asian8642Age 17Age 16Ages 13–15Ages 10–1201985 1990 1995 2000 2005■■Among white youth, person offense case rates increaseddramatically for each age group between 1988 and 1998,and then decreased somewhat. Between 1998 and 2005,the person offense case rates for white youth decreased14% for 10–12-year-olds, 9% for 13–15-year-olds, 3% for16-year-olds, and 4% for youth age 17.Among black youth, person offense case rates increasedsteadily for all age groups between 1989 and 1995: 49%for 10–12-year-olds, 46% for 13–14-year-olds, 43% for16-year-olds, and 58% for youth age 17.■■Person offense case rates for black youth decreasedbetween 1995 and 2000 and then increased 20% ormore through 2005 for all but the youngest juveniles.Person offense case rates for American Indian youthpeaked in the early to mid-1990s for all age groups andthen decreased through 2005.22Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesRaceProperty offense case rates peaked in the early 1990s for all age groups within each racial category anddeclined considerably through 2005Property offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group60WhiteAge 1650Age 17403020Ages 13–1510Ages 10–1201985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group100Black80604020Ages 10–12Age 16Ages 13–15Age 1701985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group90Amer. Indian8070605040302010Age 17Ages 10–12Age 16Ages 13–1501985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group25AsianAge 162015105Age 17Ages 13–15Ages 10–1201985 1990 1995 2000 2005■■For white, black, and American Indian youth, propertyoffense case rates were lower in 2005 than in 1985 forall age groups.Among Asian youth in 2005, property offense caserates were below the 1985 rates for younger youth: therate for youth ages 10–12 was 41% lower than the 1985rate, and for youth ages 13–15 the rate was 8% lowerthan the 1985 rate.■Property offense rates peaked in the 1990s for Asianyouth ages 16 (1992) and 17 (1994) and then declined41% and 32%, respectively, by 2005. Despite thesedeclines, property offense case rates for 16- and 17-year-old Asian youth were higher in 2005 than in 1985.Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 23
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