Juvenile Justice

Juveniles, Referrals, and Charges for each Region and Office
FY 2009


Region Office
Juveniles
Percent of State
Referrals
Percent of State
Charges
Percent of State
Anch Anchorage
1,355
42%
1,875
40%
2,849
37%
   
NRO Barrow
62
2%
100
2%
147
2%
Bethel
144
4%
221
5%
457
6%
Fairbanks
379
12%
533
11%
880
11%
Kotzebue
57
2%
79
2%
156
2%
Nome
96
3%
185
4%
376
5%
  NRO Total
738
23%
1,118
24%
2,016
26%
SCRO Dillingham
43
1%
55
1%
108
1%
Homer
44
1%
53
1%
96
1%
Kenai
241
7%
345
7%
566
7%
Kodiak
69
2%
107
2%
176
2%
Mat-Su
346
11%
434
9%
706
9%
Valdez
23
1%
26
1%
60
1%
  SCRO Total
766
24%
1,020
22%
1,712
22%
SERO Juneau
165
5%
315
7%
474
6%
Ketchikan
120
4%
232
5%
443
6%
Petersburg
7
0%
10
0%
10
0%
Prince of Wales
28
1%
43
1%
66
1%
Sitka
45
1%
84
2%
122
2%
  SERO Total
365
11%
684
15%
1,115
14%
State Total
3,224
-
4,697
-
7,692
-

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.

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