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 Exhibit 1, "Decline in Youth in Residential Placement," from the article "Advancing the Collection of Juvenile Justice Data"

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              *From the article "Advancing the Collection of Juvenile Justice Data," February 22, 2021.*

Note: Relative declines from 1997 to 2019 were greater for committed youth (72%) than for detained youth (49%). Total includes detained youth, committed youth, and a small number of youth in placement as part of a diversion agreement. The Census was conducted on the following dates (month/year): 10/1997, 10/1999, 10/2001, 10/2003, 02/2006, 10/2007, 02/2010, 10/2011, 10/2013, 10/2015, 10/2017, and 10/2019.

Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2019
	Count
			Detained
			Committed
			Diversion
			Other/unknown
			Total1997
			28,040
			75,406
			1,248
			361
			105,0551999
			28,576
			77,835
			611
			471
			107,4932001
			27,346
			76,262
			569
			42
			104,2192003
			26,170
			68,982
			1,318
			61
			96,5312006
			26,238
			64,532
			1,864
			87
			92,7212007
			24,868
			60,412
			1,492
			42
			86,8142010
			20,579
			48,428
			1,735
			51
			70,7932011
			19,014
			41,934
			464
			11
			61,4232013
			17,803
			35,659
			644
			42
			54,1482015
			15,816
			31,487
			564
			176
			48,0432017
			15,660
			26,972
			455
			493
			43,5802019
			14,344
			21,141
			500
			494
			36,479Source: Sarah Hockenberry, *Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2019,* Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, In press.
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