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Chapter 4: National Estimates of Petitioned Status Offense CasesDispositions: Out-of-Home PlacementThe court ordered out-of-home placement in 12% of all adjudicatedstatus offense cases in 200525%20%15%10%5%Percent of adjudicated cases resulting in out-of-home placement16%14%12%10%8%6%4%2%Total status0%1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Percent of adjudicated casesresulting in out-of-home placement30%Runaway0%1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Percent of adjudicated casesresulting in out-of-home placement12%10%8%Curfew6%4%2%0%1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Percent of adjudicated casesresulting in out-of-home placement14%12%10%8%Truancy6%4%2%0%1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Percent of adjudicated casesresulting in out-of-home placement30%25%20%15%Ungovernability10%5%0%1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005■■■The likelihood that an adjudicatedstatus offense case would result inout-of-home placement decreasedbetween 1995 and 2005 for runaway,curfew, and ungovernability cases.Between 1995 and 2005, the largestdecline in the proportion of adjudicatedstatus offense cases resulting inout-of-home placement was seen incases involving ungovernability (from29% to 17%), followed by curfewcases (from 10% to 3%) andrunaway cases (from 25% to 20%).For adjudicated truancy and liquorlaw violation cases, the likelihood ofout-of-home placement was aboutthe same in 2005 as in 1995.Percentage of adjudicated statusoffense cases resulting in out-ofhomeplacement, 2005:Most serious 15 or 16 oroffense younger older Male FemaleTotal status 13% 11% 12% 12%Runaway 18 18 21 16Truancy 11 8 11 10Curfew 3 2 3 3Ungov. 17 18 17 17Liquor 7 8 9 5Most seriousAmer.offense White Black Indian AsianTotal status 11% 14% 9% 8%Runaway 17 19 20 13Truancy 10 13 10 8Curfew 3 4 2 0Ungov. 18 15 16 20Liquor 7 17 14 6Percent of adjudicated casesresulting in out-of-home placement12%10%8%6%Liquor4%2%0%1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 87