Data Snapshot Shows Trends and Characteristics of Delinquency Cases 

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on trends and characteristics of delinquency cases handled in juvenile court.

According to the snapshot, caseloads for all offenses increased between 2021 and 2022, but remained below pre-pandemic levels. The data also show that the proportion of delinquency cases involving person offenses increased from 26 percent in 2005 to 40 percent in 2022, and two-thirds of adjudicated delinquency cases received a disposition of probation.

Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Statistical Briefing Book offers easy online access to statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.