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Arrests – Juvenile Arrest Rate

This indicator reports the rate of delinquency cases per 1,000 juveniles. Data are acquired from the 2021 Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) and are used in the 2024 County Health Rankings.

Source

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Department, Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO), 2021.
Accessed via County Health Rankings.

Source Description

Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) gives users quick access to State and county juvenile court case counts for delinquency, status offense, and dependency cases. Data are from 1997 to 2019.

Methodology

Juvenile arrests data was acquired from the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings (CHR). This measure represents the rate of delinquency cases per 1,000 juveniles. CHR uses 2021 data from the Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO). For more information, please review the County Health Rankings Juvenile Arrests.

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