In 2021, around 9.7 percent of serious violent crime cases in the United States involved teenagers, an increase from the previous year, where 7.5 percent of serious violent crimes involved teenagers. The share of serious violent crimes involving children between 12 and 17 years old reached a peak in 1994, at 25.1 percent.
Percentage of serious violent crimes involving youth in the U.S. from 1980 to 2021
* 2016 figures not included by the source as, due to a sample increase and redesign in 2016, victimization estimates, 2016 values are not comparable to other years.
** Homicide data were not available for 2017, with the number of homicides for 2016 being included in the overall total for 2017.
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2023). Percentage of serious violent crimes involving youth in the U.S. from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477508/percentage-of-serious-violent-crimes-involving-youth-in-the-us/
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