In 2018, Wisconsin had the highest share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization out of all U.S. states. That year, 21.5 percent of youth in juvenile facilities in Wisconsin reported sexual victimization within the past 12 months.
Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state
Data for Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Vermont are not available due to insufficient data.
Sexual victimization is either committed by another youth or facility staff in the past 12 months, or since admission if the youth has been in the facility less than 12 months.
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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 state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Youth in Juvenile Facilities Reporting Sexual Victimization in The United States in 2018, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
