The share of youth in juvenile detention facilities reporting sexual victimization has decreased since 2012. In 2018, 7.1 percent of youths in juvenile detention facilities in the United States reported being sexually victimized.
Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 11, 2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Youth in Juvenile Facilities Who Reported Sexual Victimization in The United States in 2012 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of youth in juvenile facilities who reported sexual victimization in the United States in 2012 and 2018 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088729/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-us/