Table 68

Police Disposition
of Juvenile Offenders Taken into Custody, 2006
[2006 estimated population]

Population group		Total¹	Handled within department and released	Referred to juvenile court jurisdiction	Referred to welfare agency	Referred to other police agency	Referred to criminal or adult court	Number of agencies	2006 estimated population
TOTAL AGENCIES:	Number	677,346	140,758	469,670	3,639	8,021	55,258	5,314	118,700,928
TOTAL AGENCIES:	Percent²	100.0	20.8	69.3	0.5	1.2	8.2	5,314	118,700,928
TOTAL CITIES	Number	577,182	127,939	396,912	2,951	6,469	42,911	3,986	86,098,095
TOTAL CITIES	Percent²	100.0	22.2	68.8	0.5	1.1	7.4	3,986	86,098,095
GROUP I (250,000 and over)	Number	153,785	51,833	98,960	655	771	1,566	33	22,004,970
GROUP I (250,000 and over)	Percent²	100.0	33.7	64.3	0.4	0.5	1.0	33	22,004,970
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Number	82,376	17,843	58,832	455	1,748	3,498	93	13,947,587
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Percent²	100.0	21.7	71.4	0.6	2.1	4.2	93	13,947,587
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Number	104,091	19,484	75,723	450	1,041	7,393	229	15,568,963
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Percent²	100.0	18.7	72.7	0.4	1.0	7.1	229	15,568,963
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Number	79,611	13,779	56,571	651	1,731	6,879	371	12,869,843
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Percent²	100.0	17.3	71.1	0.8	2.2	8.6	371	12,869,843
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Number	85,238	13,529	58,425	300	535	12,449	803	12,781,404
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Percent²	100.0	15.9	68.5	0.4	0.6	14.6	803	12,781,404
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Number	72,081	11,471	48,401	440	643	11,126	2,457	8,925,328
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Percent²	100.0	15.9	67.1	0.6	0.9	15.4	2,457	8,925,328
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number	78,236	9,977	57,923	411	1,263	8,662	657	24,228,021
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Percent²	100.0	12.8	74.0	0.5	1.6	11.1	657	24,228,021
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number	21,928	2,842	14,835	277	289	3,685	671	8,374,812
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Percent²	100.0	13.0	67.7	1.3	1.3	16.8	671	8,374,812
SUBURBAN AREA³	Number	285,130	48,227	198,068	1,237	3,058	34,540	3,275	57,971,585
SUBURBAN AREA³	Percent²	100.0	16.9	69.5	0.4	1.1	12.1	3,275	57,971,585

¹ Includes all offenses except traffic and neglect cases.
² Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
³ Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.

Crime in the United States, 2006

U.S. Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation

September 2007