Kidsdata Advisory, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

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The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | April 5, 2010

Just Added to Kidsdata.org: Juvenile Felony Arrest Data for CA Cities, Counties

Kidsdata.org’s statewide expansion continues this week with the addition of data on juvenile felony arrests for regions across California. These new data are available by gender, age, type of offense, and race/ethnicity, making it easy to compare regions and to pinpoint trends and disparities locally and statewide.

Kidsdata.org is a public service sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. You can use these data, as well as related measures of emotional and behavioral health, in your reports, presentations, proposals, advocacy work, program planning, or other efforts. Data on more topics will be phased in over the next several months.

View the New Juvenile Felony Arrest Data

County-Level Data: Overall Rates | By Age | By Gender | By Race/Ethnicity
City and County-Level Data: Overall Numbers
Selected Facts About Juvenile Felony Arrests in California
All Juvenile Felony Arrest Indicators

Source: CA Department of Justice, Criminal Justice Statistics Center

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Key Facts

California's juvenile felony arrest rate has declined over the last 10 years, to 14 per 1,000 youth ages 10-17 in 2008.
CA juvenile males are at least 4 times more likely than females to be arrested for a felony.
African American youth are arrested at much higher rates than their peers in other racial/ethnic groups.
Property offenses are the most frequent felony offense for CA youth, representing about 40% of all felony arrests. Sex offenses were the lowest, at 2%.

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