Juvenile Court Statistics 2005. - Office of Juvenile Justice and ...

Chapter 2: National Estimates of Delinquency CasesRaceFor males, case rates for black youth were higher than rates for all other racial groups, regardless ofoffense; this was not the case for femalesPerson offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age60Male50Black4030Amer. Indian20100WhiteAsian1985 1990 1995 2000 2005Property offense case ratesCases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age90Male80Black7060Amer. Indian5040302010WhiteAsian01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age25Female2015105WhiteAmer. IndianAsianBlack01985 1990 1995 2000 2005Cases per 1,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age35Female30Amer. Indian252015105BlackAsianWhite01985 1990 1995 2000 2005■■Among males, person offense case rates peaked in themid-1990s for all but American Indian juveniles.For all years between 1985 and 2005, person offensecase rates for black males were 2 to 3 times higher thanthe corresponding rates for American Indian males, 2 to4 times higher than those for white males, and 7 to 9times higher than those for Asian males.■■Among males, property offense case rates peaked in theearly 1990s and then declined to a level lower in 2005than in 1985 for all racial groups.Among females, property offense case rates were lowerin 2005 than in 1985 for white youth and AmericanIndian youth but increased for black females and Asianfemales.■Among females, person offense case rates for blackjuveniles were considerably higher than those for theother racial groups. In 2005, the person offense caserate for black females (21.1) was 11 times the rate forAsian females (1.8), more than 3 times the rate for whitefemales (5.9), and more than twice the rate for AmericanIndian females (8.3).26Juvenile Court Statistics 2005