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About 1,000 youth are committed annually to JRA by county juvenile courts in Washington. JRA youth are very much at the deep end of delinquent behavior. These youngsters are typically serious and violent offenders or youth with extensive offense histories who have not responded to local sanctions and interventions.

The Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration serves youth in residential care and parole aftercare programs. Approximately 825 youth are in JRA residential programs on any given day and 750 are receiving parole services. Demographic characteristics are as follow:

Statistics are for April 30, 2007

Age

  Residential Parole
  #          % #          %
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
4 0.5  
20 2.5  
68 8.5  
106 13.2  
162 20.2  
218 27.2  
165 20.6  
46 5.7  
11 1.4  
1 0.1  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
0 0.0  
8 1.3  
23 5.5  
60 10.3  
84 19.1  
156 23.1  
164 22.7  
83 10.4  
29 7.9  
4 7.9  
1 0.2  
1 0.2  
3 0.5  
  Avg. Age 16.5 Avg. Age 17.3

Gender

  Residential Parole
  #          % #          %
Female
93 11.6  
45 7.3  
Male
708 88.4  
571 92.7  

Ethnicity

  Residential Parole
  #          % #          %
African-American
158 19.7  
91 14.8  
Asian
24 3.0  
17 2.8  
Caucasian
416 51.9  
385 62.6  
Hispanic
101 12.6  
61 9.9  
Mixed
55 6.9  
36 5.9  
Native American
36 4.5  
16 2.6  
Other Race
11 1.4  
8 1.3  
Unreported
0 0.0  
1 0.2  

Types Of Offenses

  Residential Parole
  #          % #          %
Murder/Manslaughter
29 3.6  
3 0.5  
Robbery
129 16.1  
42 6.8  
Kidnapping
2 0.2  
0 0.0  
Rape/Rape of a Child
54 6.5  
140 23.1  
Other Sex Offense
88 11.0  
151 24.5  
Arson
15 1.9  
6 1.0  
Assault
123 15.4  
55 8.9  
Burglary
118 14.7  
68 11.0  
Motor Vehicle Theft
27 3.4  
20 3.2  
Theft
40 5.0  
24 3.9  
Criminal Trespass
3 0.4  
1 0.2  
Poss. Stolen Prop.
31 3.9  
25 4.1  
Malicious Mischief
22 2.7  
8 1.3  
Forgery
1 0.1  
1 0.2  
Escape
4 0.5  
3 0.5  
Drug Offense
40 5.0  
22 3.6  
Weapon Offense
20 2.5  
20 3.2  
Parole Revocation
27 3.4  
0 0.0  
Other Offense
28 3.5  
25 4.1  

Prior Offenses

  Residential Parole
  #          % #          %
0
257 32.1  
308 41.1  
1
54 6.7  
54 7.2  
2
53 6.6  
51 6.8  
3
54 6.7  
49 6.5  
4
65 8.1  
41 5.5  
5
44 5.5  
42 5.6  
6
39 4.9  
39 5.2  
7
55 6.9  
38 5.1  
8 or More
180 22.5  
27 17.0  

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