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Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesRaceCase rates for drug offenses increased dramatically for all age groups within each racial category duringthe 1990sDrug offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group20White161284Age 17Age 16Ages 13–15Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group50Black40Age 1730Age 162010Ages 13–15Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group16Amer. Indian128Age 17Age 16Ages 13–15Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group5Asian432Age 17Age 16Ages 13–154Ages 10–121Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 200501985 1990 1995 2000 2005■■For white youth, drug offense case rates increased dramaticallyfor all age groups between 1991 and 2001:439% for 10- to 12-year-olds, 372% for 13- to 15-yearolds,305% for 16-year-olds, and 258% for youth age 17.Between 2001 and 2005, case rates declined for all agegroups: 21% for 10- to 12-year-olds, 13% for youth ages13–15, 9% for juveniles age 16, and 7% for youth age 17.Despite these declines, the 2005 drug offense case ratesfor white youth of all ages were more than double therates in 1985.Drug offense case rates for black youth generallyincreased for all age groups into the 1990s, reaching apeak in 1998 for youth age 17 and in 1996 for youngerjuveniles. Between the peak and 2005, drug offense caserates for black youth decreased for all age groups: 22%■■for youth ages 10–12, 32% for youth ages 13–15, 27%for juveniles age 16, and 18% for youth age 17.Drug offense case rates for American Indian youthincreased dramatically for all age groups between1991 and 2002 and, with the exception of 10- to 12-year-olds, continued to increase through 2005. ForAmerican Indian youth ages 10–12, the drug offensecase rate decreased 14% between 2002 and 2005,while the rates increased 16% for juveniles ages13–15, 5% for 16-year-olds, and 6% for 17-year-olds.Age-specific drug offense case rates for Asian youthfollowed a pattern similar to that of American Indianjuveniles.*Because of the relatively low volume of cases involving youth of all races ages 10–12 for drug offenses, their case rates are inflated by afactor of 5 to display the trends over time.24Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesRaceRegardless of racial category, case rates for public order offenses in 2005 were higher than those in 1985for all age groupsPublic order offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles in age group30WhiteAge 17252015105Ages 13–15Age 16Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group80Black70Age 17605040302010Ages 13–15Age 16Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group50Amer. IndianAge 1740302010Age 16Ages 10–12 (x5)*Ages 13–1501985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles in age group12Asian108642Age 17Age 16Ages 13–15Ages 10–12 (x5)*01985 1990 1995 2000 2005■■Between 1991 and 1998, age-specific public orderoffense case rates for white youth increased substantiallyfor all age groups and then stabilized through2005. Among white youth, the 2005 public order offenserate was 68% higher than the 1985 rate for youth ages10–12, 77% higher for youth ages 13–15, 82% higherfor 16-year-olds, and 88% higher for youth age 17.Between 1985 and 2005, the black public order offenserates increased 188% for youth ages 10–12, 209% foryouth ages 13–15, 212% for 16-year-olds, and 218% foryouth age 17.■■With the exception of 10- to 12-year-olds, age-specificpublic order offense case rates for American Indianyouth peaked in the mid 1990s, declined through thelate 1990s, and then remained fairly stable.Age-specific public order offense case rates for Asianyouth began to increase in the mid-1990s. Between1993 and 2005, the public order offense case ratesincreased 173% for Asian youth ages 10–12, 127% foryouth ages 13–15, 153% for 16-year-olds, and 73%for youth age 17.*Because of the relatively low volume of cases involving youth of all races ages 10–12 for public order offenses, their case rates are inflatedby a factor of 5 to display the trends over time.Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 25
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