red dot: Schuyler and Yates Counties missing all data except yr2019

Last County release for this indicator 2024

Data Source

"Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts: Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) gives users quick access to state and county juvenile court case counts for delinquency, status offense, and dependency cases."

Measure Methods

• "Juvenile Arrests are a rate: Juvenile Arrests are the number of delinquency court cases per 1,000 juveniles in a county. Rates measure the number of events in a given period (generally one or more years) divided by the average number of people at risk. Rates help us compare risks of health factors across counties with different population sizes."

• "Crimes are counted where they are committed rather than based on the residence of the persons involved: Crimes are counted in the court jurisdiction where they occur rather than the juvenile's residence."

• "Juvenile Arrests cannot be compared across state lines: Juvenile Arrests are not comparable across states due to different reporting practices, arrest rules and laws, and different juvenile age limits. Additionally, some states report calendar year estimates while others use fiscal year estimates."

• "Juvenile Arrests should be compared with caution across counties: Different agencies are responsible for reporting arrests and court cases in different jurisdictions. Estimates where case counts are between 1-4 are suppressed, which could greatly impact estimates in small counties. In addition, even within states, petitioned and non-petitioned cases might be missing due to reporting differences by county. Juvenile Arrests sum the total petitioned and non-petitioned cases for the numerator. Petitioned and non-petitioned cases can be differentially reported either within or across a state(s). Thus, we strongly suggest consulting state-specific documentation from EZACO when considering comparisons between counties, even within a state."

• "Measure limitations: The rate of juvenile arrests is only one piece of information to be used when trying to understand the relationship between the judicial system and health among youths. This measure is intended to begin the conversation, but we urge caution when comparing the rate in your county to other counties, as both arrest and reporting practices can differ among jurisdictions."

• "Numerator: The numerator is the number of delinquency cases formally processed in juvenile court (petitioned) and the number of delinquency cases informally handled (non-petitioned) for individuals ages 0 to the upper age of jurisdiction for a juvenile court. Non-petitioned cases often result in dismissal or informal sanctions such as fines, community service, informal probation, or referral to a social services agency. Petitioned cases could also be dismissed, but the accused juvenile offender still has their case processed by a juvenile court judge before determining their decision. The upper age in which a juvenile court has jurisdiction is 17 for all states except for New York and North Carolina (15 years) and Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin (16 years). It is important to note that the numerator is cases, not offenders, as a juvenile could have multiple delinquency violations."

• "Denominator: The denominator is the population ages 10 to the upper age of jurisdiction. The upper age is 17 for all states except for New York (15 years) and Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin (16 years). The population value is rounded to the nearest 100. The age range of 10 to upper age is used because 99.4% of all juvenile arrests occur among those who are ten and older."

• "Can This Measure Be Used to Track Progress?:  This measure can be used to track progress with some caveats. It is important to know law changes in the county of interest. It is also important to note the methodological changes that may have occurred in your jurisdiction when comparing across years."

Source: Juvenile Arrests* | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

References

• Massoglia M. Incarceration as exposure: the prison, infectious disease, and other stress-related illnesses. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2008; 49(1):56-71.

• Massoglia M, Remster B. Linkages Between Incarceration and Health. Public Health Reports. 2019; 134(1):8S-14S.

• Houle B. The Effect of Incarceration on Adult Male BMI Trajectories, United States, 1981-2006. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2014; 1(1):21–28. 

• Chisolm DJ. Justice-Involved Youth: The Newest Target for Health Equity Approaches? Pediatrics. 2017; 140(5).

• Juvenile court processing for a typical 1,000 delinquency cases, 2017. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/JCSCF_Display.asp. Accessed Jan 15, 2020.

2025 County Rankings did not pull data for this indicator

*red dot - Data was unavailable for this measure for Schuyler (SU) and Yates (YA) counties for County Rankings 2024 (2021 data pull) , 2020-2021 (2017-2018 data pull). This is why the red dot is next to the indicator on the Scorecard - indicating missing values within those years.