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.~--~-----rSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 4.20 Juveniles taken Into police custody, by method of disposition and size of place, 1981NJTEI See NJTES, Tables 4.1 and 4.4.see Appendix 2.Population groupTOTAL ALL AGENCIES11,499 agencies; totalpopulation I 92,945,00U:NumberbPercentTOTAL CITIES8,098 cities; totalpopulation 128,658,000:NumberPercentGroup I:48 cities, 250,000 and over;population 28,406,000:NumberPercentGroup II:107 cities; 100,000 to 249,999;population 15,521,000:NumberPercentGrOUp III:287 cities, 50,000 to 99,999;population 19,579,000:NumberPercentGroup IV:597 cities, 25,000 to 49,999;popUlation 20,542,000:NumberPercentGroup V:1,519 cities, 10,000 to 24,999;population 23,818,000:NumberPercentGrOUp VI:5,540 cities under 10,000;population 20,792,000:NumberPercentSU3LRBPN COLNTIE51,027 agencies; population38,140,000:NumberPercentRLRAL COLNTIES2,374 agencies; popUlation26,147,000:Nl.mberPercentSU3LRBPN AREA c5,529 agencies; popUlation92,0 II ,000:IWrnberPercentTotal1,383,380100.01,158,280100.0238,908100.0128,046100.0172,251100.0206,437100.0225,547100.0For definitions of suburban areas and rural counties,(1981 estimated population)187,091100.0155,753100.069,347100.0634,252100.0alncludes all offenses except traffic and neglectcases b Becau5e of rounding, percents may not odd tototal.Handled Referred towithinc;:p;:;ftmentjUVel'!!!e-courtand released jurisdiction468,21233.8401,01234.677,49632.442,16632.960,00134.875,69636.783,10136.862,55233.449,01131.518,18926.22!41,18838.0802,73458.0661,34757.1149,78062.77tl,33461.298,34957.1113,81355.1122,26054.298,81152.898,06663.043,32162.5337,27053.2Referredtowelfareagency20,7%1.517,4221.52,4891.02,9222.34,1532.43,2661.62,5001.12,0921.12,0121.31,3622.07,8841.2Referredto otherpoliceagency21,6251.6Itl,4951.65,8902.51,7421.42,3911.43,4361.72,5281.12,5081.31,5091.01,6212.38,1801.3R~f~riedto criminalor adultcourt70,0135.160,0045.23,2531.42,8822.37,3574.310,2265.1115,1586.721,128II .35,1553.34,8547.039,7;;06.3clncludes suburban city and county lawenforcement agencies within metropolitan areas.Excludes core cities. Suburban cities also included inother city groups.Saurce: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime In the United States, 1981(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982), p. 233.Il'nIiI'ri:I1:I I:ICharacteristics and Distribution of Persons ArrestedI="igure 4.18 Percent distribution of juveniles token Into custody, by method of disposition, United States,1972-811:Q)50 -40~ 30Q)a.2010NJTE: See N:JTES, Tables 4.1 and 4.4.------- ........................................' ..... .......... .......... ................. - ----O~-r----~----~----~----r----'----~-----r----~----'1972 197J 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981- - - Referred l!l IV'Jenile court jurisdiction---- Handled within department and releasedReferred to criminal or adult court•••••••••• , Referred to other police agency- • - •• Referred to welfare agencySaurce: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime In the United States, 1972, p.116; 1973, p. 119; 1974, p. 177; 1975, p. 177; 1976, p. 220; 1977, p. 219; 1978, p. 228; 1979, p. 230; 1980;p:258;1981,p;--23J (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing omce). FigureconstructedDy S