West Virginia Juvenile Arrest Report: 1989-1998

• NCJ Number: 197488
• Author(s): Erica Turley
• Date Published: October 2000
• Length: 4 pages
• Grant Number(s): 97-JJDB-051
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: West Virginia Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Ctr
• Sale Source: West Virginia Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Ctr
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Downloaded October 28, 2002

Annotation

This report describes trends in the type and frequency of juvenile crime in West Virginia between 1989 and 1998.

Abstract

The information, which includes the juveniles' age, home county, and offenses charged, is intended to guide sound policy decisions, ensure fair allocation of resources, and determine appropriate juvenile prevention and intervention measures. The report was based on information provided in the annual Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs) titled Crime in West Virginia, published by the West Virginia State Police. UCRs are the only source of statewide arrest data and include only the most serious offense for each arrest. The most notable increase in arrests from 1997 to 1998 occurred in Calhoun County, where arrests more than doubled, from 31 to 64. Marijuana-related arrests increased an average of 21.6 percent per year and liquor law violations increased by an average of 28.6 percent per year. The offense most frequently committed by juveniles during 1998, as well as over the 10-year period, was larceny theft. Figures