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Violent Youth Arrests Continue To Fall Nationwide, Jeffrey A. Butts Nov 2014

Violent Youth Arrests Continue To Fall Nationwide, Jeffrey A. Butts

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FBI crime data show that the number of violent youth arrests declined between 2012 and 2013, with aggravated assaults dropping significantly. Youth arrests peaked in the nineties, began to decline sharply before rebounding in 2006, and dropped again in 2008. This databit looks at violent youth arrest rates based on crime offenses from 1980 to 2013.