Question: are juvenile crime rates increasing?
Answer: Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends. The juvenile murder arrest rate reached its lowest level in 2012, 83% below the 1993 peak; since 2012, the rate has increased 27%, from 2.2 to 2.7 per 100,000 youth. Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population.