| Risk Factor | Alienation and Rebelliousness |
| Data Indicator: | Rates Suicide by Age 15 - 24 years old per 100,000 |
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| Narrative: | Trend data was obtained for both Youngstown City and Mahoning County from 1993 through 2001. Notice the sharp increases in 1996 and 1997. While this information could not be compared to state or national data, this local trend was found to be of importance. |
| Source of data: |
Health
Education & Assessment Unit 11/98 |
| Data Indicator: | School Aged Teen Births Ages 12 - 17 Mahoning County 1994 - 2001 |
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| Narrative: | Trend data was obtained and comparisons were made of School Aged Teen Births for Teens Ages 12 - 17 by race in Mahoning County. The birth rates from 1994 through 2001 for nonwhites was higher each year than for white teens. |
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| Source of data: | District Board of Health 1/15/04 |
| Data Indicator: | School Aged Teen Births under 18 years of age 1991 - 2001 |
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| Narrative: | Trend data was obtained and comparisons were made of School Aged Teen Births for Teens Ages 18 by race in Mahoning County, Youngstown, and Ohio. The birth rates from 1994 through 2001 for Youngstown was higher each year than for Mahoning County or Ohio. |
| Source of data: | District Board of Health 1/15/04 |
| Data Indicator: | Juvenile Arrests - Mahoning County 1990 - 2001 |
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| Narrative: | As
defined, violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft.
Curfew/loitering violations and running away are considered unruly or
status offenses, meaning that only a youth can be charged with those violations,
not an adult. Both vandalism and disorderly conduct are specific delinquency
offenses being monitored for this planning process.
Local law enforcement agencies are strongly encouraged, but not mandated, to report their statistics to the FBI. It is important to note that the number of jurisdictions reporting has increased from just 13 in 1994 to 18 in 2000. This means that even though more jurisdictions are reporting information, the amount of crime has not increased, and in fact has decreased in some instances. In comparing adult and juvenile property crimes in the year 2000, juveniles were arrested for 29% of all property crimes and 20% of all violent crimes committed in Mahoning County. |
| Source of data: |
FBI Uniform Crime
Report |
| Data Indicator: | Mahoning County Trends for Drug Offenses - as defined by Ohio Criminal Code Chapter 2925 |
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| Narrative: | Drug offenses appear to be on the rise with a slight decline in 2002 as indicated by the above graph. |
| Source of data: | Mahoning County Juvenile Court |
| Data Indicator: | Delinquency Offenses |
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| Narrative: | A delinquent child is any child who violates a law that would be a crime if committed by an adult. Delinquency offenses have remained steady throughout the 1990's, recently inflating in year 2000. |
| Source of data: |
Mahoning County Juvenile Court |
| Data Indicator: | Status offenses |
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| Narrative: | Any
child that violates a law applicable only to a child is considered a status offender. Status offenses include truancy, running away, curfew violation and the failure to subject oneself to reasonable control of parents, teachers or guardians. Adults cannot be charged with these offenses, but juveniles can because of their status as a youth. Status offense filings are on the rise due to the court's concerted effort to focus time and attention to these offenses, specifically truancy, in order to prevent the problems from becoming more serious. |
| Source of data: | Mahoning County Juvenile Court |
| Data Indicator: | Delinquency and status offenses - decade comparisons |
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| Narrative: | During the ten year period, delinquency offenses increased over 100% while status offenses increased by 22%. |
| Source of data: | Mahoning County Juvenile Court |
| Data Indicator: | Unofficial cases processed by JJC Intake Department Decade Comparison 1990 - 2000 |
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| Narrative: | Many status offenses are being handled by area diversion programs, accounting for the decrease in status offenses. |
| Source of data: | Mahoning County Juvenile Court |
| Data Indicator: | Dropout Rates |
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| Narrative: | The dropout rate in Mahoning County for 1994 was almost double the dropout rate of 1998. |
| Source of data: | Ohio Department of Development |
| Data Indicator: | Graduation Rates |
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| Narrative: | The 2000 graduation rate in Mahoning County was greater than that of Ohio. |
| Source of data: | Ohio Department of Development - Ohio County Profiles - January 2002 |
| Data Indicator: | Graduation Rates - Mahoning County Schools 2001 - 2002 |
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| Narrative: | All of the Mahoning County school districts exceeded the state standard graduation rate of 90% except Sebring, Struthers, and Youngstown Schools. |
| Source of data: | Ohio Department of Education |
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| Comprehensive Strategy Mahoning County, Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center, 300 E. Scott Street, Youngstown, OH 44505; Phone: 330.740.2278 x8138; Fax: 330.740.2272; Email: alwhite@mahoningcounty.org This website created by Carol Trube, YSU Center for Urban Studies, April 2001 |