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Juvenile Crime Statistics

Juvenile Crime Statistics. Ofc . B.P. Corrado Colorado Springs Police Department Created 1-30-12. Who is a Juvenile?. CHILDREN'S CODE – Title 19 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS)

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Juvenile Crime Statistics

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  1. Juvenile Crime Statistics Ofc. B.P. Corrado Colorado Springs Police Department Created 1-30-12

  2. Who is a Juvenile? • CHILDREN'S CODE – Title 19 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS) • A person under the age of eighteen is considered a juvenile (not an adult). This term refers to a child who is charged with committing a delinquent act, and is guided by the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act (2002) which promotes accountability within the juvenile justice system. • In Colorado, a juvenile cannot typically be charged with a crime until the age of ten.

  3. Civil or Criminal? • Civil Code • Typically about agreements between people or businesses and may involve money • Breach of contract, services, agreements or ownership • Criminal Code • Pertains to a criminal incident, as defined by various State and Federal laws • Murder, assault, robbery, burglary, theft, criminal mischief, harassment, some forms of fraud

  4. Definitions: • Violent Crimes: Crimes that typically include the use of force and/or are committed against a person • Murder, assault, rape, robbery • Property Crimes: Crimes that typically involve belongings but do not include a violent act against a person • Burglary, criminal mischief, theft, arson

  5. Definitions (Continued): • Felony: A category of crime (F6-F1) which involves a high degree of risk or loss to the victim • Greater physical violence or damage/loss >$999 • Murder, rape, burglary, motor vehicle theft • Misdemeanor: A category of crime (M3-M1) which generally involves a lesser degree of risk or loss to the victim • Less physical violence or loss <$1000 • Criminal mischief, harassment, shoplifting • Petty Offense: Least of all offenses (P2-P1), usually pertain to a crime not involving a “victim” • Minor in possession of alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia

  6. So what?

  7. Nat’l Juvenile Crime Rate per 100,000 2006-2009

  8. Crime Colorado Springs 2006-2009

  9. Juvenile Crime in El Paso County 2005-2008*

  10. Boys v Girls in the United States(per 100,000) 2009 2008 2007 2006

  11. What trends do you see? • Nationally, violent crime is decreasing • Locally, violent crime is also decreasing • Nationally, property crimes are decreasing • EXCEPT among juveniles • Locally, property crimes are also decreasing • EXCEPT among juveniles • Why?

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