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New Pew Report Says National Juvenile Commitment Rates Fell by Nearly Half from 1997 until 2011
By /jjie.org - James Swift
Published: 09/11/2013

According to a recent public safety performance report issued by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the juvenile commitment rate in the United States dropped by 14 percent from 2010 to 2011, with more than 40 states recording reductions in their committed youth populations over the one year period.

Nationally, the Pew Charitable Trusts say that the juvenile commitment rate has nearly decreased by half since the late 1990s, with estimated U.S. figures dropping by 48 percent from 1997 until 2011

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