Latino and Hispanic Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

Liquor law violations 1,400 1%
Nonviolent sex offenses 1,600 1%
Other public order offenses 5,600 3%
Note: *Violent Crime Index includes criminal homicide,
forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
**Property Crime Index includes burglary, larceny-theft,
motor vehicle theft, and arson cases.
Demographic Profile
In 2012, three of every ten Hispanic juvenile arrests known to law enforcement
involved a female and more than half involved a youth age 15 or younger.
Demographic profile of Hispanic juvenile arrests known to law enforcement,
by offense, 2012 (Subnational data)
Most serious offense
Number
juvenile
arrests
of
Female
Under
age
15
Age
15
Age
16
Age
17
Total 42,349 30.1% 31.4% 20.6% 23.6% 24.4%
Violent Crime Index 1,397 13.8% 32.4% 19.0% 22.3% 26.3%
Murder 16 6.3% 18.8% 12.5% 25.0% 43.8%
Violent sex offense 309 1.6% 48.2% 18.4% 18.8% 14.6%
Robbery 299 13.7% 17.1% 19.7% 26.8% 36.5%
Aggravated assault 773 18.9% 32.3% 19.1% 21.9% 26.6%
Simple assault 4,214 38.0% 42.0% 20.6% 19.1% 18.3%
Other person offense 468 22.6% 37.8% 14.7% 21.6% 25.9%
Property Crime Index 8,306 33.5% 34.6% 20.4% 22.7% 22.2%
Burglary 1,138 7.7% 32.3% 21.4% 22.1% 24.1%
Larceny 6,732 39.2% 35.4% 19.9% 22.6% 22.1%
Motor vehicle theft 335 16.1% 22.7% 26.0% 29.0% 22.4%
Arson 101 6.9% 51.5% 22.8% 16.8% 8.9%
Vandalism 1,857 12.9% 41.4% 22.2% 17.5% 18.9%
Trespass 1,167 23.0% 29.6% 24.4% 25.4% 20.6%
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