Juvenile Crime | Juvenile Crime and Violence Are Increasing

There is a bitter battle over how to combat the nation’s fastest-growing crime problem—juvenile offenders. While overall crime statistics in America’s largest cities has dropped, there is one category where it has skyrocketed. That category is homicides committed by youths under the age of 17. Between 1984 and 1994, murders committed by youths under 17 tripled. Demographic studies show that there will be a surge in the teen population in the coming years and experts believe that 25 percent of all murders committed by the year 2005 will be committed by juveniles.

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