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Juveniles are youth age 10-17. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of arrests of juveniles for serious crimes by the number of juveniles. We multiply the result by 10,000. Serious crimes include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In counties with relatively few people, a small change in the number of juvenile arrests may have a significant effect on rates from year to year.

In Washington...

the rate in 2013 was 86 per 10,000 juveniles, compared to 89 in the U.S.
the rate decreased by 75 percent from 1990 to 2013. This compares to the U.S.'s decrease of 71 percent.

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Note: Number of arrests of youth age 10-17 for serious crimes (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) per 10,000 youth age 10-17. NA = not available. For more detailed notes, please visit the data sources. Age estimates used in calculating arrest rates come from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, (http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.html)

Source: 1990-2013: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm); and National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data, (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD);
2000-2002: University of Virginia Library, Geostats Center, Uniform Crime Reports County Data, (http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/crime/);
DATE LAST UPDATED: September 1, 2015.