U.S. juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse 2020 by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 25, 2024

In 2020, the drug abuse arrest rate for persons under age 18 in Wyoming stood at 732, the most out of any state. The national average stood at 122 in that same year. The arrest rate is defined as the number of arrests of persons under age 18 for every 100,000 persons aged 10 to 17.

Juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse in the United States in 2020, sorted by state

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November 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Age group

18 years and under

Supplementary notes

Arrest data for the District of Columbia was unavailable.
The arrest rate is defined as the number of arrests of persons under age 18 for every 100,000 persons aged 10 to 17.

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