The High Costs of Arresting DC Youth

8° The High Costs of Arresting DC Youth LESS THAN ONE IN TEN ARRESTS IN DC INVOLVE A YOUTH 3,464 Youth 4,086 3,813 2009 44,785 Adults 3,686 2008 3,464 2010 2011 Youth Arrests are at the owest Point in 5 years MOST YOUTH ARRESTS ARE FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENSES 82% 19% Release violations Robbery 13% 21% 18% Violent Aggravated Assault 4% Simple assault Rape .6% Other Misdemeanors & non-violent offenses Offenses of all youth arrests in 2011 were for: Murder .2% 42% FEWER THAN HALF OF YOUTH ARRESTED ARE ACTUALLY CHARGED WITH A CRIME 2011 3,464 Youth Arrests in DC: Fewer Than 7% of Arrests Resulted in Commitment to DYRS. 52% of More Than Half Released After One Night in Jail Commitments to DYRS Were for Misdemeanors. Fewer than Half Led to a Delinquency Charge YOUTH ARE BEING ARRESTED AT GREAT EXPENSE It Costs DC Taxpayers Approximately $1,000 to Arrest an Individual Youth. SAME AS: 1 Week Housing for a Homeless 1 Month of Public Education for a DC Youth 1 year of High Quality Mentoring for a DC youth 2 Months Income Benefits Family for a Family of 3 on TANF Youth Justice Awareness Month 2012 DCLY www.facebook.com/DCLawyers4Youth #youthjustice DC LAWYERS FOR YOUTH