Exhibit 1, "Decline in Youth in Residential Placement," from the article "Advancing the Collection of Juvenile Justice Data"
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From the article "Advancing the Collection of Juvenile Justice Data," February 22, 2021.
Note: Relative declines from 1997 to 2019 were greater for committed youth (72%) than for detained youth (49%). Total includes detained youth, committed youth, and a small number of youth in placement as part of a diversion agreement. The Census was conducted on the following dates (month/year): 10/1997, 10/1999, 10/2001, 10/2003, 02/2006, 10/2007, 02/2010, 10/2011, 10/2013, 10/2015, 10/2017, and 10/2019.
| Count | Detained | Committed | Diversion | Other/unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28,040 | 75,406 | 1,248 | 361 | 105,055 |
| 1999 | 28,576 | 77,835 | 611 | 471 | 107,493 |
| 2001 | 27,346 | 76,262 | 569 | 42 | 104,219 |
| 2003 | 26,170 | 68,982 | 1,318 | 61 | 96,531 |
| 2006 | 26,238 | 64,532 | 1,864 | 87 | 92,721 |
| 2007 | 24,868 | 60,412 | 1,492 | 42 | 86,814 |
| 2010 | 20,579 | 48,428 | 1,735 | 51 | 70,793 |
| 2011 | 19,014 | 41,934 | 464 | 11 | 61,423 |
| 2013 | 17,803 | 35,659 | 644 | 42 | 54,148 |
| 2015 | 15,816 | 31,487 | 564 | 176 | 48,043 |
| 2017 | 15,660 | 26,972 | 455 | 493 | 43,580 |
| 2019 | 14,344 | 21,141 | 500 | 494 | 36,479 |
Source: Sarah Hockenberry, Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2019, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, In press.