Frequently Asked Questions

Information on the types of juvenile court cases that have been waived to criminal court is available in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) fact sheet, Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2018. Additional information is available on the Juveniles in Court section of the OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book.

Information about crime in schools can be found in the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics annual report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety. Visit the School Safety Special Feature section of our website for additional resources. Also see the School Crime Victimization section of the Juveniles as Victims webpage from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Statistical Briefing Book.

Statistics on residential placement of juvenile status offenders are available in Juveniles in Residential Placement, a resource that's part of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Report Series. Also see the Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (EZACJRP) data analysis tool on the OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book website.

Data regarding missing children, including the percentage that are family abductions, are available on the Missing Children Statistics section of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website. Data are also available in Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics, published annually by the Federal Bureau of Investigation through its National Crime Information Center.

See the Missing Children Special Feature for additional information and resources

Statistics on juvenile drug use can be found in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report, National Survey on Drug Use & Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse sponsored survey, Monitoring the Future

The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions site provides ratings of justice-related programs and practices, including those aimed at stopping gun violence. Visit the Crime & Crime Prevention and the Juveniles sections of the CrimeSolutions site to access program information. Additional information on programs aimed at preventing juvenile gun violence can be found in the Youth Violence Special Feature.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) resource, Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime and Abuse: An Update provides data on this topic. You can also view additional resources from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence Series on the OJJDP website. To learn more about the prevalence and prevention of children being exposed to violent activities, as well as the treatment of those who have already experienced such exposure, see the Children Exposed to Violence Special Feature.

Statistics on the number of juveniles that are incarcerated can be found in the Juveniles in Corrections section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Statistical Briefing Book website. For additional information and resources, see the Juvenile Justice topic page.

Additional resources:

• OJJDP's Data Analysis Tool: Easy Access to Juvenile Populations
• Easy Access to the census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-Present
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: National Survey of Youth in Custody
• OJJDP-sponsored report, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report

If you are a teen in an abusive relationship or are concerned about someone's safety, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or 1-866-331-8453 (TTY) by phone, by texting "loveis" to 22522, or via live chat.

To learn more, see the Teen Dating Violence section of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) site and the Teen Dating Violence Special Feature.

For information on how the needs of youth with education-related disabilities impact the juvenile justice system, review these Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and OJJDP-sponsored publications:

• Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Youths with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
• Functional Impairment of Delinquent Youth
• Seven Things Juvenile Courts Should Know About Learning Disabilities
• Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System