Most chronic juvenile offenders begin their delinquency careers before                                        age 12.

In 2000, police arrested about 140,000 children age 12 and under.

Child delinquents represent almost 10% of the total number of                                                juvenile arrestees.

Young people under the age of 18 account for over 15.9% of all violent crimes and 32% of all property crimes, though they only make up 26% of the population. 

More than 2.8 million juveniles are arrested annually in America.