Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Graphs from Chapter 3: Juvenile Offenders Copyright 2006 National Center for Juvenile Justice 3700 S. Water Street, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA Suggested Citation: Snyder, Howard N., and Sickmund, Melissa Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. More information is available online. The full report, report chapters, and data files for the graphs can be downloaded from Additional statistics are available from OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book, located at:

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The growth and decline in violent crime by juveniles between 1980 and 2003 are documented by both victim reports and arrests

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Between 1994 and 2002, the number of murders involving a juvenile offender fell 65%, to its lowest level since 1984

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Murders by juveniles in 2002 were less likely to be committed by a juvenile acting alone than in any year since at least 1980

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Between 1980 and 2002, half of all murder victims killed by juveniles were ages 14–24

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Between 1980 and 2002, the murder victims most likely to be killed by a juvenile offender were age 14

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The annual number of male juvenile homicide offenders varied substantially between 1980 and 2002, unlike the number of female offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report In 2002, as in 1980, equal numbers of black juveniles and white juveniles committed murders

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The national trend in murders by juvenile offenders reflected the growth and subsequent decline in crimes committed with firearms

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Between 1980 and 2002, the annual number of juvenile offenders who killed family members changed little, in stark contrast to the number who killed acquaintances and strangers

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report For marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, use declined from 1997 to 2004 for 12 th, 10 th, and 8 th graders

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report In 2004, the proportion of high school seniors who reported using illicit drugs in the previous month was above levels of the early 1990s but well below levels of the early 1980s

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Although use levels for cocaine increased between 1992 and 1999, levels have stabilized recently

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report For all three grades, past-month alcohol use in 2004 was at or near its lowest levels since the mid-1970s

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Over the past 3 decades, while availability remained constant, changes in marijuana use reflected changes in perceived harm

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Over the past 3 decades, while availability remained constant, changes in alcohol use reflected changes in perceived harm

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Most youth who either used marijuana in the past 30 days or reported selling drugs in the past 30 days also used alcohol

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Patterns of substance-related behavior co-occurrence were similar among males and females ages 12–17

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The number of law enforcement agencies reporting gang problems appears to have stabilized

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Violent crime by juvenile offenders peaks in the afternoon; violent crime by adults peaks in the late evening

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Unlike violent crime by adult offenders, violent crime by juvenile offenders peaks in the afterschool hours on school days

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The daily patterns of juvenile violent crimes are similar for males and females

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The daily patterns of juvenile violent crimes are similar for whites and blacks

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Aggravated assaults by juvenile offenders peak at 3 p.m. on school days, coinciding with the end of the school day

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Juveniles are most likely to commit a violent sexual assault between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., especially on school days

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Unlike other violent crimes, the daily timing of robberies by juvenile offenders is similar to the adult patterns

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Violent crime that results in injury to the victim is most likely in the afterschool hours on school days for juvenile offenders, between 9 p.m. and midnight for adult offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report In a pattern similar to that for adults, juveniles are most likely to commit a crime with a firearm between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. — although there is also a minor peak in the afterschool hours

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The afterschool peak in juvenile violent crime largely involves crimes with victims who are acquaintances of the offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report Unlike violent offending, the time patterns of shoplifting are similar on school and nonschool days for both male and female juvenile offenders—peaking between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The time and day patterns of drug law violations known to law enforcement for both male and female juveniles indicate how often schools are a setting for drug crimes and their detection

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report The time and day patterns of juvenile weapons law violations by males and especially by females reflect the major role schools play in bringing these matters to the attention of law enforcement