Juvenile Justice

Juveniles, Referrals, and Charges for each Region and Office
for Fiscal Year 2003.

Some juveniles were referred multiple times within the year.
Some referrals included more than one charge.

Region

Office

Juveniles

Percent of State

Referrals

Percent of State

Charges

Percent of State

Anchorage

Anchorage

2,240

44%

3,011

41%

4,373

38%

               

NRO

Barrow

91

2%

159

2%

240

2%

 

Bethel

356

7%

588

8%

1,088

9%

 

Fairbanks

524

10%

709

10%

1,078

9%

 

Kotzebue

66

1%

113

2%

219

2%

 

Nome

99

2%

188

3%

346

3%

 

NRO Total

1,136

22%

1,757

24%

2,971

26%

SCRO

Dillingham

88

2%

115

2%

191

2%

 

Homer

129

3%

220

3%

353

3%

 

Kenai

299

6%

464

6%

722

6%

 

Kodiak

108

2%

197

3%

350

3%

 

Mat-Su

426

8%

612

8%

1,039

9%

 

Valdez

76

1%

106

1%

141

1%

 

SCRO Total

1,126

22%

1,714

23%

2,796

24%

SERO

Juneau

287

6%

402

5%

675

6%

 

Ketchikan

147

3%

236

3%

369

3%

 

Petersburg

59

1%

85

1%

127

1%

 

Prince of Wales

38

1%

64

1%

108

1%

 

Sitka

59

1%

96

1%

132

1%

 

SERO Total

590

12%

883

12%

1,411

12%

State

Total

5,101

 

7,388

 

11,587

 

The "Juveniles" column represents the number of unique juveniles who were referred to DJJ during the fiscal year. Some juveniles were referred multiple times within the year.

A delinquency "Referral" is a request by a law enforcement agency for a DJJ response following the arrest of a juvenile or as a result of the submission of a police investigation report alleging the commission of a crime or violation of a court order.  A referral is counted as a single episode or event and may be a referral that relates to multiple charges.

Charge is used to designate an individual violation of the law or an offense.