Arrests Involving Girls Dropped 53% Between 2006 & 2015

Between 2006 and 2015, the number of arrests involving girls, defined as younger than 18 years, dropped by 53%. Delinquency cases involving girls dropped by 43%, and petitioned status cases dropped by 44% during the same period. Since 2006, the number of girls in a juvenile justice placement has dropped by 47%.

These findings were reported in "Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" by Samantha Ehrmann, Nina Hyland, and Charles Puzzanchera of the National Center for Juvenile Justice, using funds from the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The researchers analyzed the Federal Bureau of Investigation . . .