The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.
- Total admissions to the Franklin County juvenile detention center in 2008 were 1,095 persons fewer than total admissions in 2000, a 15.6% decrease.
- In 2008, the percentage of Franklin County juvenile detention center admissions who were black (70.4%) is more than two and half times the proportion of blacks in the general youth population (23.7%). Conversely, white youths represent about one quarter (24.0%) of JDC admissions and 66.0% of the overall youth population.
For a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources and Notes for this indicator, click here.
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