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Report
Presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts between 1985 and 2007. From 1985 through 1997, the number of delinquency cases handled climbed steadily (61 percent), and from 1997 through 2007, the delinquency caseload dropped 11 percent. Juvenile courts handled 44 percent more cases in 2007 than in 1985. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007.