FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 68

Police Disposition

of Juvenile Offenders Taken into Custody, 2002
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
TOTAL AGENCIES: 6,073 agencies; population 130,229,927            
Number 732,282 132,825 532,940 4,779 10,183 51,555
Percent2 100.0 18.1 72.8 0.7 1.4 7.0
             
TOTAL CITIES: 4,577 cities; population 92,489,061            
Number 611,897 115,191 444,336 3,956 7,901 40,513
Percent2 100.0 18.8 72.6 0.6 1.3 6.6
             
GROUP I            
32 cities, 250,000 and over; population 23,601,703            
Number 122,767 24,627 93,612 525 1,638 2,365
Percent2 100.0 20.1 76.3 0.4 1.3 1.9
             
GROUP II            
88 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 13,193,782            
Number 81,448 13,344 61,791 636 1,143 4,534
Percent2 100.0 16.4 75.9 0.8 1.4 5.6
             
GROUP III            
235 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 16,120,073            
Number 111,816 26,075 78,439 533 1,822 4,947
Percent2 100.0 23.3 70.2 0.5 1.6 4.4
             
GROUP IV            
405 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 14,310,637            
Number 94,913 17,183 68,483 1,187 1,769 6,291
Percent2 100.0 18.1 72.2 1.3 1.9 6.6
             
GROUP V            
896 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 14,336,965            
Number 105,574 18,232 74,556 553 670 11,563
Percent2 100.0 17.3 70.6 0.5 0.6 11.0
             
GROUP VI            
2,921 cities, under 10,000; population 10,925,901            
Number 95,379 15,730 67,455 522 859 10,813
Percent2 100.0 16.5 70.7 0.5 0.9 11.3
             
SUBURBAN COUNTIES            
568 agencies; population 25,198,464            
Number 86,648 13,068 64,180 478 1,745 7,177
Percent2 100.0 15.1 74.1 0.6 2.0 8.3
             
RURAL COUNTIES            
928 agencies; population 12,542,402            
Number 33,737 4,566 24,424 345 537 3,865
Percent2 100.0 13.5 72.4 1.0 1.6 11.5
             
SUBURBAN AREA3            
3,286 agencies; population 62,227,924            
Number 321,746 60,621 227,447 1,826 3,557 28,295
Percent2 100.0 18.8 70.7 0.6 1.1 8.8