In 2018, the total prevalence rate of sexual victimization at juvenile detention facilities in the United States was 7.1 percent. Of this 7.1 percent, 1.8 percent of youths reporting sexual victimization were forced or coerced into sexual acts by a staff member.
Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 11, 2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Youth in Juvenile Facilities Reporting Sexual Victimization in The United States in 2018, by Type of Incident." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/ (last visited August 26, 2024)
Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of incident [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088753/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-incident-us/