Violent Crime Victimization

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Serving Children, Families, and Communities

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Q:	Where in the United States do juvenile homicides occur?
A:	About 1 in 5 reported murders of juveniles in 2006 occurred in just 5 of the Nation's more than 3,000 counties.

Geographical distribution of juvenile homicide, 2006

The major cities in these five counties (beginning with the city in the county with the most murdered juveniles) are Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Chicago, and Phildelphia. Note that no data were reported for Florida and the District of Columbia and many of the individual counties in other States underreported.
In 2006, 87% of the 3,141 counties in the U.S. had no reported murders of juveniles, 7% had one, and 6% had two or more.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02305.asp?qaDate=2006. Released on October 24, 2008.

Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–2006 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.