superior court of arizona - maricopa county, arizona

Includes Comparison Data from Fiscal Years 2003 to 2007

Maricopa County Juvenile Probation

Department

Superior Court of Arizona

Fiscal Year 2007Data Book – Abridged

This Data Book is dedicated to the memory of Alison Vines (1958 – 2007)

Colleague and Friend

The 2007 Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Data Book Produced by

Superior Court in Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department

Carol Boone, Chief Probation Officer

Debra Olsen, Deputy Chief, Administrative Services Elizabeth Eells, Director, Research and Planning

Kevin Mayne, Analyst Nelson Moore, Analyst

Debbie Johnson, Business Analyst, Court Technology Services Welcome to the 2007 Data Book for the Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department. This report contains juvenile justice data for fiscal years 2003 to 2007. In previous years this data was presented in a calendar year format. This year the data has been collected on a fiscal year cycle and any discrepancies from previously published data books are a result of the change in reporting periods. Data in several categories is not included in this “abridged” Data Book, and will be added at a later date, as the information becomes available. The following areas are impacted: Diversion, Accountability, Restitution, Treatment, Recidivism, and Class of 2007.

If you have any questions or need any addition information about the contents of this report please contact the Juvenile Probation Department Research and Planning Unit at (602) 506-4506.

Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department FY2007 Data Book - Abridged

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.................................................... 3

HOW MARICOPA COUNTY’S JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM WORKS.............................................................. 4

STATE AND COUNTY STATISTICS/JUVENILE POPULATION .......................................................................... 5

STATISTICAL SUMMARY CHART........................................................................................................................ 6

WORKLOAD STATISTICS SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 7 Juvenile Probation / Detention............................................................................................................................. 7 Juvenile Court ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

FINANCIAL SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 9

COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 – FY2007..................................................................................................... 11 Complaints/Juveniles ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Type of Complaint.............................................................................................................................................. 12 Ten Most Common Offenses............................................................................................................................. 13 Ten Most Common Petitions ............................................................................................................................. 13 Comparison – Most Common Offenses FY2003 – FY2007 ..............................................................................13 Severity Type of Offense ................................................................................................................................... 14

CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES REFERRED............................................................................................ 16 Gender ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Age at Time of First Complaint – All Juveniles Referred in FY2007 ................................................................. 17 Ethnicity ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Number of Prior Complaints .............................................................................................................................. 19

FIRST TIME OFFENDERS ................................................................................................................................... 20 Type of Complaint / Outcomes .......................................................................................................................... 20 Characteristics of First Time Offenders ............................................................................................................. 21

DETENTION.......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Juveniles Brought to Detention Screening and Juveniles Detained.................................................................. 22

PROBATION......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Probation Statistics FY2003 − FY2007.............................................................................................................. 23 Placed on Standard Probation........................................................................................................................... 24 Placed on Juvenile Intensive Probation (JIPS).................................................................................................. 25

VICTIMS AND RESTITUTION .............................................................................................................................. 26

TRENDS: COMMITMENTS TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONS.............................................................................. 27

COMMITMENT PROFILE FY2007 ....................................................................................................................... 28

JUVENILES PROSECUTED AS ADULTS........................................................................................................... 29 Direct Files ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Remands............................................................................................................................................................ 30


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APPENDIX – COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 - FY2007 ............................................................................... 31 Most Severe Offense Per Complaint ................................................................................................................. 31

APPENDIX- DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS FY2003 – FY2007 ..................................................................... 35 Non-Court Dispositions ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Court Dispositions.............................................................................................................................................. 36

APPENDIX – REFERRAL SOURCE.................................................................................................................... 37 Source of Complaint FY2007............................................................................................................................. 37 Source of Complaint and Type of Offense......................................................................................................... 38 Most Frequent Complaint Sources – Annual Changes ..................................................................................... 39

TOP 20 ZIP CODES.............................................................................................................................................. 40

MARICOPA COUNTY ZIP CODES OF RESIDENCE BY CITY FOR FY2007 REFERRALS ............................. 41

ARIZONA COUNTIES FOR FY2007 REFERRALS............................................................................................. 45

MAPS BY ZIP CODE ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Juvenile Referrals By Zip Code ......................................................................................................................... 46 Juvenile Violent Referrals by Zip Code.............................................................................................................. 47 Juvenile Drug Referrals by Zip Code................................................................................................................. 48

APPENDIX - COURT ACTIVITY........................................................................................................................... 49 Petitions Filed FY2007....................................................................................................................................... 49 Court Hearing Summary FY2007 ...................................................................................................................... 50 Court Hearings Scheduled FY2003 – FY2007 .................................................................................................. 51

APPENDIX – SCHOOL DISTRICTS..................................................................................................................... 52 School Status..................................................................................................................................................... 52 Elementary Districts ........................................................................................................................................... 53 High School Districts.......................................................................................................................................... 53 Unified Districts .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Miscellaneous Schools ...................................................................................................................................... 54


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MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Note: For the majority of FY2007 Mary Kaye Long was Director SEF Detention and Don Herrmann was Clinical Director BH.


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HOW MARICOPA COUNTY’S JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM WORKS

Adjudication Hearing

Apprehension/Referral

DispositionDismiss

Probation JIPSCommit ADJC

Community Justice

Committee

Probation Officer

Diversion Program

Diversion

Early Intervention / Prevention

Consequences

Successful Completion

Non-ComplianceCompliance

Transfer Hearing

Transfer Request

County Attorney

Juvenile Petition

Advisory Hearing

Discretionary Direct File As Adult

Arraignment

Adult Trial

Not Guilty

Guilty

Adult Sentencing

PrisonProbation Jail

Mandatory Direct File As Adult

Fine/Restitution

Release

Compliance


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STATE AND COUNTY STATISTICS/JUVENILE POPULATION

• Arizona is geographically the 6th largest state in the nation with 113,642 square miles and a population

of 6,432,007 in 15 counties. • Maricopa County is the 4th most populated county in the nation with 9,204 square miles, and a

population of 3,879,150 (DES estimate, July 2006). • Approximately 60% of the state’s population resides in Maricopa County. • There are 421 residents per square mile in Maricopa County. • Phoenix (population 1,505,265) is the county seat, state capital, and the largest city in the state. • Other major cities in Maricopa County are: Mesa (451,360); Glendale (243,540); Scottsdale (237,120);

Chandler (235,450); Gilbert (185,030); Tempe (165,890); and Peoria (145,125).

MARICOPA

PINAL

PIMA COCHISE

SANTACRUZ

YUMA GRAHAM

GREENLEE

YAVAPAI

GILA LA PAZ

MOHAVE

COCONINO

NAVAJO

APACHE


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STATISTICAL SUMMARY CHART

JUVENILE INTENSIVE PROBATION (JIPS) New Cases Placed on JIPS – 739

JUVENILE STANDARD PROBATION New Cases Placed on Standard Probation – 4,903

DELINQUENCY PETITIONS – 14,400 Does not include direct file petitions in Adult Criminal Court - 397

REFERRALS – 34,738 Juveniles Referred – 25,437

JUVENILE POPULATION – 513,585 (Ages 8-17)

Maricopa County Juvenile Court FY2007

ADULT PROSECUTIONS

Remands Juveniles - 40

Direct Files Juveniles - 377

DETENTION Juveniles Detained – 8,805 Avg. Daily Population – 413 Detention Capacity – 406

Avg. Stay – 16.7 Days

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Committed Juveniles - 449

Awarded Juveniles - 157


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WORKLOAD STATISTICS SUMMARY JUVENILE PROBATION / DETENTION

Juvenile Population FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Estimate of County Population Under 18 888,462 908,852 929,710 951,049 972,923

Estimate of County Population 8 through 17 470,311 479,718 490,751 502,038 513,585 Referrals* Received FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Incorrigibility/Delinquent Referrals Received 34,514 34,755 32,725 33,433 34,738

Juveniles Referred 24,663 24,733 23,819 24,484 25,437

Referrals per Juvenile 1.40 1.41 1.37 1.37 1.37 Dispositions FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Juveniles Placed on Standard Probation 4,673 4,796 4,642 4,844 4,903

Juveniles Committed to Dept. of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 325 356 424 400 449

Juveniles Placed on Intensive Probation (JIPS) 807 730 802 758 739

Detention FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Juveniles Brought to Detention 10,119 9,915 9,829 10,138 10,597

Juveniles Detained** 9,589 9,142 8,688 8,508 8,805

Percent Detained 94.8% 92.2% 88.4% 83.9% 83.1%

Average Daily Population 400 431 442 432 413

Detention Capacity at Year End 357 406 406 406 406

Average Length of Stay in Detention (Days) 15.1 16.6 18.8 18.2 16.7

* The terms “referral” and “complaint” are used interchangeably throughout this report. ** Juveniles detained more that once during the fiscal year were counted each time they were detained.


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WORKLOAD STATISTICS SUMMARY JUVENILE COURT

Petitions Filed FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Adoption 887 960 1,043 1,210 1,354

Severance* 244 272 788 1,058 900

Dependency 1,368 1,733 1,872 1,814 1,959

Delinquency/Incorrigibility 13,779 14,584 14,059 13,758 14,400

Adult Criminal 311 289 341 395 397

Guardianship** 0 0 894 1,800 2,049

Miscellaneous 646 715 480 670 627

Total Petitions Filed 17,235 18,553 19,477 20,705 21,686 Court Hearings Scheduled FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Adoption 1,533 1,354 1,487 1,617 1,996

Severance 1,072 830 945 1,121 1,120

Dependency 21,866 29,130 35,624 36,409 34,898

Delinquency/Incorrigibility 51,667 52,794 53,350 53,238 54,260

Guardianship 0 0 943 2,610 4,290

Miscellaneous 703 750 548 722 735

Total Hearings Scheduled 76,841 84,858 92,897 95,717 97,299 * Severance Petitions Filed now includes Motions and Petitions. 526 Severance Motions were filed in 2007. ** In January of 2005 (FY04/05) Guardianship petitions involving minors were moved from the Adult Court to the Juvenile Court to be handled with other Juvenile Court matters.


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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

County FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008*General Fund 11,434,357 12,025,407 12,088,457 21,668,719 21,135,022

Detention Fund 17,316,569 22,080,447 27,436,497 34,122,100 36,217,017

Total 28,750,926 34,105,854 39,524,954 55,790,818 57,352,039

State Grants FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008*

Arizona Community Foundation 10,000 0 0 0 0

Court Improvement 37,640 43,362 1,423 1,500 0

Diversion Consequences** 291,407 432,035 419,900 430,419 528,360

Diversion Intake 1,383,944 1,424,818 1,456,258 1,693,629 1,807,576

Diversion Counseling 1,410,406 999,532 813,261 847,740 916,961

Drug Court 43,299 0 0 23,240 29,935

Family Counseling** 342,439 347,756 323,270 362,733 365,080

First Step/Step Ahead 0 0 0 0 0

First Cuts 0 66,163 70,000 68,472 0

Gateway 0 2,128 7,500 7,500 0

Hazard Abatement 0 6,006 0 0 0

JCEF 0 395,805 55,407 0 0

JIPS*** 3,793,790 3,882,207 3,793,427 0 0

JIPS Treatment** 390,605 412,812 280,488 366,382 378,000

JIPS VIPS 0 0 0 0 0 JPSF Treatment** 10,589,094 10,258,069 7,918,394 8,804,749 8,867,518

Junior Justice Program 0 4,015 0 0 0

Juvenile Crime Reduction Fund 6,000 5,000 6,000 0 0

Justice Involved Youth With Children 0 0 0 174,091 189,915

Juvenile Transfer Grant 0 0 0 0 0

Juvenile Treatment Services 153,646 173,944 227,753 254,023 308,551

Roosevelt School 0 0 46,693 60,269 84,447

Safe Schools 1,420,871 1,629,396 1,755,667 2,164,296 839,795

Standard Probation*** 3,745,157 3,669,850 3,656,177 0 0

Victim Rights 117,335 123,761 129,802 140,000 135,200

Vocational Rehab 70,000 70,000 67,597 69,988 70,000

Total 23,805,633 23,946,659 21,029,017 15,469,031 14,521,338 FY2004 through FY2007 are actual expenditures. * FY2008 values are based on the current budget. ** Indicates amounts retained by the grantor to be spent on behalf of the Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department. Previous year’s numbers adjusted to reflect final fiscal year end closing amounts. *** Beginning in FY2007, Standard Probation and Intensive Probation were fully funded by the county, hence the drop in state funds and the increase in county funds.


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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Federal Grants FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008*Aftercare 83,333 5,589 0 0 0

BJA 300,928 324,432 287,108 0 0

Bulletproof Vest 18,915 0 (81) 18,040 14,837

Drug Court 127,391 0 0 0 0

JAG 1,240,192 824,485 1,113,142

JAIBG 1,805,305 1,210,051 457,926 398,247 415,926

MYAP 0 0 39,853 66,797 17,107

SOAR 171,440 99,288 17,572 0 0

Food and Nutrition 525,000 582,110 595,185 645,532 697,866

Title V 0 69,175 84,246 114,355 41,090

Total 3,032,312 2,290,645 2,722,001 2,067,456 2,299,968

Service Fees FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008*

Probation Fees 831,160 911,586 765,688 995,762 935,489

Probation Subsidy 0 0 0 0 1,960,698

Diversion Fees 216,400 185,469 201,076 246,598 316,633

Juvenile Probation Capital Fund 642,622 337,108 0 0 0

Juvenile Restitution Fund 49,515 27,335 29,925 27,009 25,000

Total 1,739,697 1,461,498 996,689 1,269,369 3,237,820

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008*All Grants and Fees 28,577,642 27,698,802 24,747,707 18,805,856 20,059,126

County Funds 28,750,926 34,105,854 39,524,954 55,790,818 57,352,039

Total Budget 57,328,568 61,804,656 64,272,661 74,596,674 77,411,165 FY2004 through FY2007 are actual expenditures. *FY2008 values are based on the current budget.


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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 – FY2007 COMPLAINTS/JUVENILES

32,725

34,75534,514

33,433

34,738

24,663 24,73323,819

24,48425,437

22,000

26,000

30,000

34,000

38,000

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

# of Complaints # of Juveniles

• In 2007, there were an estimated 513,585 juveniles between the ages of 8 and 17 living in Maricopa County.

• In any given year, about 5% of the juvenile population between the ages of 8 and 17 of Maricopa County are referred at least once to the Juvenile Court. That’s about one juvenile in every 20.

• In 2007, there were 34,738 complaints (referrals) generated by 25,437 juveniles, which computes to 1.37 referrals

per juvenile.

Complaints: 34,738 Juveniles: 25,437


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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 – FY2007 TYPE OF COMPLAINT

12,58012,22912,500 12,637

11,025

3,4193,2953,1223,6403,811

1,7151,4561,059747520

17,02416,45317,51917,73117,683

0

4,000

8,000

12,000

16,000

20,000

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Citation Screened and Detained Screened and Released Paper Referral

There are four types of complaints:

• Citation: Juvenile is issued a citation (i.e., traffic ticket). • Screened and Detained: Juvenile is detained at detention center and a referral is sent to Juvenile Court

Center. • Screened and Released: Juvenile is brought to detention center, screened and released for follow-up. • Paper: Referral is sent to the Juvenile Court and the County Attorney for processing. The majority of complaints do not involve detention. Only 9.8% of all complaints received in FY2007 resulted in a juvenile being detained.

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Citation 36.2% 36.4% 33.7% 36.6% 36.2%Physical Referral:

Screened and Detained 11.0% 10.5% 9.5% 9.9% 9.8%

Screened and Released 1.5% 2.1% 3.2% 4.4% 4.9%

Paper Referral 51.2% 51.0% 53.5% 49.2% 49.0%

Totals 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED TEN MOST COMMON OFFENSES

Offenses

Truancy 3,689 16.2%Curfew 3,286 14.4%Shoplifting 3,212 14.1%Alcohol 2,858 12.5%Violation of Probation 2,489 10.9%Traffic Violation 2,367 10.4%Possess Marijuana 1,816 8.0%Assault - Domestic Violence 1,114 4.9%Assault - Simple 1,093 4.8%Runaway 890 3.9%Total 22,814 100.0%

FY2007 Total

Note: These ten most common offenses account for 65.7% of the total 34,738 referrals received in FY2007.

TEN MOST COMMON PETITIONS

OffensesViolation of Probation 2,479 33.2%Shoplifting 827 11.1%Assault - Simple 662 8.9%Truancy 628 8.4%Possess Marijuana 622 8.3%Curfew 529 7.1%Alcohol 496 6.6%Drug Paraphernalia 482 6.4%Theft - Means of Transportation 378 5.1%Burglary - 3rd Degree - Non-Residential/Yard 374 5.0%Total 7,477 100.0%

FY2007 Total

Note: These ten most common petitions account for 51.9% of the total 14,400 petitions filed in FY2007.

COMPARISON – MOST COMMON OFFENSES FY2003 – FY2007 Based on FY2007 Rank Order

Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Truancy 4,061 4,126 3,299 3,758 3,689 Curfew 2,415 2,406 2,229 2,947 3,286 Shoplifting 3,451 3,438 3,667 2,970 3,212 Alcohol 2,788 2,947 2,420 2,549 2,858 Violation of Probation 3,316 2,973 2,732 2,398 2,489 Traffic Violation 2,623 2,581 2,385 2,422 2,367 Possess Marijuana 1,407 1,614 1,540 1,668 1,816 Assault - Domestic Violence 1,095 1,125 1,140 1,178 1,114 Assault - Simple 1,089 1,023 1,062 1,079 1,093 Runaway 807 825 872 912 890 Total 23,052 23,058 21,346 21,881 22,814


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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2007 SEVERITY TYPE OF OFFENSE

8,574

4,800

7,989

224

3,0642,419

1,479

3,4552,734

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Felony P

erson

Felony P

ropert

y

Obstructi

on

Misdem

eanor P

erson

Drugs

Public Pea

ce

Misdem

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ropert

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Status

Administrat

ive

There are literally hundreds of different types of offenses that are sent to the Juvenile Court each year. To analyze these offenses more efficiently each offense has been placed into one of nine severity types. Here are the nine types in descending order of severity: Felony Person These are felony offenses against persons such as murder, aggravated assault, or robbery. Previously

referred to as Violent. Felony Property These are felony offenses in which property is damaged or stolen, and the property is worth more than

$1,000. Examples are burglary, theft, forgery, criminal damage, or graffiti.

Obstruction These offenses are illegal acts that impede the enforcement of justice. For juveniles, 75% of these offenses are a violation of the terms of probation.

Misdemeanor Person

These are misdemeanor offenses against persons, such as simple assault. Previously referred to as Fighting.

Drugs These are offenses that involve the use or sale of any drug, and are almost always felonies. Paint and glue sniffing are included here.

Public Peace These offenses are generally misdemeanors, and involve acts like disorderly conduct, giving false information, trespass, weapons misconduct, and possession of alcohol.

Misdemeanor Property

These are property offenses in which the property is valued less than $1,000. The most common offenses are shoplifting and criminal damage.

Status These offenses are acts that are illegal only because a juvenile commits them, such as: incorrigibility, truancy, runaway, and curfew.

Administrative These are not illegal offenses, but are creations of the court which help record the court’s involvement with a juvenile in certain situations, such as holding a juvenile for another jurisdiction or agency, or conducting a hearing on a matter transferred from another jurisdiction.


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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 – FY2007 SEVERITY TYPE OF OFFENSE

2,734

1,3711,3891,405 1,481 1,479

3,431

3,370 3,384 3,388 3,455

2,418 2,326 2,435 2,458 2,419

2,418 2,8292,596 2,672

3,064

2,599

2,986

3,582

3,242

8,2348,120

8,9608,773

8,574

4,807 4,8935,082

4,6304,800

7,402 7,482

6,487

7,7257,989

1000

3000

5000

7000

9000

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Felony Person Felony Property Misdemeanor Person Drugs

Obstruction (VOP) Public Peace Misdemeanor Property Status

• Felony Person offenses remain the smallest category of referrals received. • Misdemeanor Person offenses and Felony Person offenses were the only categories of complaints to

have declined from FY2006 to FY2007.

• Public Peace and Status Offenses remain the largest proportion (47.7%) of complaints received in the Juvenile Court.

• The Obstruction of Justice category contains violations of probation (VOP). In FY2007, 91% (2,489) of

the complaints received in this category were VOPs. VOPs are typically considered to be a workload issue for probation departments, an indicator of supervision.


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CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES REFERRED GENDER

In FY2007, the number of girls referred was 8,269 or 32.5%. Girls are most likely to be involved in status offenses, public peace offenses, or misdemeanor property theft. The number of boys referred was 17,168 or 67.5%. Boys are most likely to be involved in public peace offenses, status offenses, or felony property theft.

46

783

2,385

122

3,361

4,592

1,810

1,1391,075

1,901

2,849

1,5061,955

415643

289395171

0

2000

4000

6000

Felony P

erson

Felony P

ropert

y

Obstructi

on

Misd. P

erson

Drugs

Public Pea

ce

Misd. P

rop.

Status

Admin

MaleFemale

Felony Person

Felony Prop. Obstruction

Misd. Person Drugs Peace

Misd. Prop. Status Admin Totals

Female 2.1% 4.8% 3.5% 7.8% 5.0% 23.6% 18.2% 34.5% 0.6% 100%Male 4.6% 11.1% 6.3% 6.6% 10.5% 26.7% 13.9% 19.6% 0.7% 100%

Note: The information presented in this section characterizes individual juveniles (unduplicated). For those juveniles referred more than once during the fiscal year, information from the first instance in the fiscal year is reported.


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CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES REFERRED AGE AT TIME OF FIRST COMPLAINT – ALL JUVENILES REFERRED IN FY2007

221 288

2,914

9,710

5,538

4,679

1,486

601

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

8-10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Older juveniles are more likely to generate a complaint

38.2% of complaints involve 17 year olds 78.3% of complaints involve juveniles 15 and older Juveniles less than 14 are involved in only 21.7% of complaints

However, juveniles who get their first complaint at a younger age will eventually get more complaints than juveniles who get their first complaint at a later age.

Age at Referral

Felony Person

Felony Prop. Obstruction

Misd. Person Drugs

Public Peace


8-10 12 35 0 28 1 15 44 86 0 22111 27 37 1 47 6 37 64 68 1 28812 29 61 7 91 16 49 160 186 2 60113 69 153 32 144 88 167 318 513 2 1,48614 120 274 107 265 213 373 488 1,059 15 2,91415 154 406 250 318 374 700 726 1,726 25 4,67916 192 490 363 337 498 1,469 768 1,381 40 5,53817 351 840 604 552 1,029 3,737 1,323 1,191 83 9,710

Total 954 2,296 1,364 1,782 2,225 6,547 3,891 6,210 168 25,437


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CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES REFERRED ETHNICITY

The data on this page shows the ethnic breakdown of juveniles referred in FY2007 and compares it with the ethnic distribution of juveniles ages 8 through 17 in Maricopa County. The bar graph shows that Anglo (Caucasian, but not Hispanic) juveniles account for 56.2% of the population but only 44.6% of the juveniles referred. Hispanic juveniles show just the reverse, 33% of the population but 40.2% of the juveniles referred. African Americans have a much higher share of the juveniles than their share of the population (10.0% of the juveniles referred compared to only 4.5% of the population). Asians have the fewest juveniles referred in comparison to their share of the population. This distribution of juveniles across ethnic groups has remained relatively constant in recent years. The category of other includes those juveniles with ethnicity listed as unknown.

Percent of Juveniles Referred by Ethnicity

Anglo44.6%

African American

10.0%

Other *1.7%

Native American

2.7%

Asian / Pac. Isle

0.8%

Hispanic40.2%

Ethnic Breakdown of Juveniles Referred and Juvenile Population

1.7%2.7%0.8%

40.2%

10.0%

44.6%

4.5%

56.2%

1.9% 2.5%1.9%

33.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

African American Anglo Asian / PacificIslander

Hispanic Native American Other*

Percent of Juveniles Percent of Population

Felony Person

Felony Prop. Obstruct



African American 177 256 185 263 171 443 514 530 15 2,554Anglo 361 861 531 856 1,193 3,675 1,922 1,862 85 11,346Asian / Pacific Islander 6 14 4 23 17 40 38 54 0 196Hispanic 371 1,099 588 578 750 2,172 1,284 3,318 56 10,216Native American 36 58 50 51 84 141 111 150 11 692

Other Origin* 3 8 6 11 10 76 22 296 1 433Total 954 2,296 1,364 1,782 2,225 6,547 3,891 6,210 168 25,437

* Other includes those with ethnicity listed as unknown. ** Source: Population Data from Arizona Department of Economic Security, Research Administration, Population Statistics Unit.


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CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES REFERRED NUMBER OF PRIOR COMPLAINTS

13,602

4,831

2,471

1,421928 654

1,251279

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

No Prior 1 Prior 2 Prior 3 Prior 4 Prior 5 Prior 6 to 10Prior

11 orMorePrior

Prior Complaints Frequency PercentNo Prior 13,602 53.5%1 Prior 4,831 19.0%2 Prior 2,471 9.7%3 Prior 1,421 5.6%4 Prior 928 3.6%5 Prior 654 2.6%

6 - 10 Prior 1,251 4.9%11 or more Prior 279 1.1%

Total 25,437 100%


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FIRST TIME OFFENDERS TYPE OF COMPLAINT / OUTCOMES

First Time Offenders are juveniles who generated their first referral in FY2007.

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

First Time Offender 12,673 12,656 12,622 13,236 13,60251.4% 51.3% 51.2% 53.7% 55.2%

Repeat Offender 11,990 12,077 11,197 11,248 11,83548.6% 48.8% 47.0% 45.9% 46.5%

Total 24,663 24,733 23,819 24,484 25,437

First Time offenders Type of Complaint in FY2007

448

1,032

48

959 1,116

2,536

82

3,6763,705

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Violent FelonyProperty

Obstructionof Justice

Fighting Drugs Peace Misd.Property

Status Admin.

Offense Outcomes FY2007

11,593

2,009

4,943

6,892

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

First Timer Repeat Offender


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FIRST TIME OFFENDERS CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST TIME OFFENDERS

8,480

5,122

8,688

3,147

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000


Gender

Male Female

867170

982360

1,716

940

2,5241,895

2,779 2,702

4,734

5,768

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

8-12 13 14 15 16 17

Age


1,201 1,353

6,492

4,854

118 78

5,054 5,162

371 321 366 670

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

AfricanAmerican

Anglo Asian / Pac.Isle

Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other*

Ethnicity



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DETENTION

JUVENILES BROUGHT TO DETENTION SCREENING AND JUVENILES DETAINED In FY2007, there were 10,597 juveniles brought to detention, which resulted in 8,805 (83.1%) admissions. Requests generally occur when a police officer believes that a juvenile, apparently involved in illegal activity, needs to be confined to protect the community or the juvenile.

A juvenile probation officer, assigned to the Detention Screening Unit, decides whether to detain or release the juvenile based on Supreme Court Rules and Juvenile Probation Department administrative criteria. Detention screeners are on duty 24 hours a day, every day of the year, at both detention facilities.

Detention: Screenings and Admissions FY2003 - FY2007

6,123

7,021

7,361

3,199

2,924

3,345

3,019

3,232

2,965

3,117

3,236

2,935

6,920

5,723

5,870

5,731

6,597

6,570

6,665

2,777

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

Sc reened

Deta ined

Sc reened

Deta ined

Sc reened

Deta ined

Sc reened

Deta ined

Sc reened

Deta ined

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Yea

rs

J uvenile s

D uran go SEF

Of the 8,805 admissions 3,305 were for delinquent or incorrigible acts. The remaining 5,500 were detained on warrants, court holds, or holds for other jurisdictions or agencies, or as a term of probation.

The average daily population in detention for FY2007 was 413.

The average length of stay in FY2007 was 16.7 days. Approximately 46.8% of juveniles are released from detention in two days or less; either charges could not be filed against them, or a judge released them upon reviewing their situation more thoroughly. (Almost one-third were released within 24 hours).

Detention has been consistently over capacity for the last few years. In late FY2007, the department implemented detention review processes in an effort to reduce the number of youth in detention. As a result, the average daily population dropped by 4% from FY2006 to FY2007, and the amount of overcapacity dropped from 7% in FY2006 to 2% in FY2007.


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PROBATION PROBATION STATISTICS FY2003 − FY2007

The total number of juveniles on Standard Probation decreased from FY2003 to FY2005 and then began to increase. Since FY2005 the number of juveniles placed on standard probation has increased by 5.3%, but the average days on probation has declined by 10.2%. Since FY2003 the number of juveniles on JIPS has decreased by 14.3%.

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

Standard Probation: FY2003- FY2007

During Yr 9,246 9,177 8,907 8,956 9,178

Placed 4,673 4,796 4,642 4,844 4,903

End of Year 4,339 4,247 4,071 4,157 4,340

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000JIPS Probation: FY2003- FY2007

During Yr 1,541 1,321 1,346 1,315 1,312

Placed 807 730 802 758 739

End of Year 597 546 560 549 508

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

0

100

200

300

400

Average Days on Probation: FY2003- FY2007

JIPS 283 286 263 261 248

Standard 333 326 331 315 299

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007


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PROBATION PLACED ON STANDARD PROBATION

IN FISCAL YEAR 2007 4,903 Juveniles were placed on Standard Probation

3,034

1,635

19934 1

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

None One Two Three Four - Five

Number of Felony Adjudications

1,3901,251

989

550

311412

0

400

800

1,200

1,600

One Two Three Four Five Morethan Five

Number of Prior Complaints

532

2,130

33

2,054

1278

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

AfricanAmerican

Anglo Asian /Pacific

Hispanic Nat Amer Other

Ethnicity Gender

Male77.7%

Female22.3%

3,809

1,094

Age

12 & Under 150 3.1% 13 Years 321 6.5% 14 Years 626 12.8% 15 Years 1,052 21.5% 16 Years 1,230 25.1% 17 Years 1,524 31.1%

TOTAL 4,903 100.0%


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PROBATION PLACED ON JUVENILE INTENSIVE PROBATION (JIPS)

IN FISCAL YEAR 2007 739 Juveniles were placed on JIPS Probation

165

316

212

442

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

None One Two Three Four

Number of Felony Adjudications

3670

101 126 114

292

0

100

200

300

400

One Two Three Four Five Morethan Five

Number of Prior Complaints

91

261

7

364

13 3

0

100

200

300

400

Afr icanAmerican

Anglo Asian /Pacific

Hispanic Nat Amer Other

Ethnicity

Gender

Male91.5%

Female8.5%

676

63

Age

12 & Under 8 1.1% 13 Years 30 4.1% 14 Years 94 12.7% 15 Years 177 24.0% 16 Years 231 31.3% 17 Years 199 26.9%

TOTAL 739 100%


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VICTIMS AND RESTITUTION

Restitution is the act of returning or restoring to a victim (either a person or a legal entity) what is theirs. The Court can order full or partial restitution to a victim after the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent (found guilty).

After the juvenile’s first court hearing the Victim Services Unit at the Juvenile Probation Department sends a letter to the victim(s) of the crime. Victim Services keeps the victim(s) informed of all developments in the case, and informs them about how to request restitution. Victims must submit a verified Victim Statement to the Court to receive restitution.

The chart below shows the number of victims that have been contacted each year by the Victim Services Unit.

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Number of Victims Contacted

Victims 16,013 15,924 15,206 16,460 13,318FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007


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TRENDS: COMMITMENTS TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONS Juveniles, who are committed to the Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) or prosecuted as adults, present the most serious challenges to the juvenile justice system. These are juveniles whom judges and probation officers consider the highest risk to the community. When a juvenile is committed or prosecuted as an adult, the Juvenile Court relinquishes supervision of that juvenile. Initial commitments to Juvenile Corrections increased from FY2003 to FY2005 and then dropped slightly in FY2006 before increasing again in FY2007. Awards are cases in which a juvenile previously committed is adjudicated for a new offense and returned to ADJC. The number of awards to ADJC has increased by 72.5% from FY2003 to FY2007. The number of commitments has increased by 38% since FY2003.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

Juveniles Sent to Department of Juvenile Corrections

Committed 325 356 424 400 449Awarded 91 135 91 138 157

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007


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COMMITMENT PROFILE FY2007 In FY2007, the number of juveniles committed to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) was 449. Nearly two-thirds were committed with one or no prior felony adjudications, and nearly half (48%) were committed on a probation violation.

79

132

224

12 20

50

100

150

200

250

AfricanAmerican

Anglo Hispanic NativeAmerican

Other*

Ethnicity

Gender

Male91.1%

Female8.9%

409

40

44

83

8 1738

22 18

217

20

30

60

90

120

150

180

210

240

FelonyPerson

FelonyProp.

Obstruct Misd.Person

Drugs PublicPeace

Misd.Prop.

ProbViolation

AdminHold

Most Severe Commitment Offense

Number of Felony Adjudications when

Committed

None 92 20.5% One 202 45.0% Two 124 27.6% Three 28 6.2% Four 3 0.7%

TOTAL 449 100%

Age at Time of Commitment to ADJC

13 Years 3 1.7% 14 Years 16 9.5% 15 Years 76 19.4% 16 Years 132 32.7% 17 Years 222 36.7%

TOTAL 449 100%

* Other includes those where ethnicity was listed as unknown.


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JUVENILES PROSECUTED AS ADULTS DIRECT FILES

In FY2007 the number of juveniles charged with offenses that were Direct Filed in adult criminal court was 377. The table and graphs below profile those juveniles.

Age When Apprehended 14 15 16 17 Total

Female 0 1 5 24 30 .0% 4.0% 5.9% 80% 8.0%

Male 3 24 80 240 347 100.0% 96.0% 94.1% 69% 91%

Totals 3 25 85 264 377

6180

221

132

0

50

100

150

200

250

AfricanAmerican


Other

Ethnicity 236

102

2 218 15

0

50

100

150

200

250

FelonyPerson

FelonyProp

Obstruct. Misd.Person

Drugs PublicPeace

Most Severe Offense

210

6082

223

0

50

100

150

200

250

None One Two Three Four

Previous Felony Adjudications

2836 41

81

67

124

0

50

100

150

PendingAdult

ADJCWard

JIPSProb'n

StandardProb'n

Pndg JuvPet

FormerProb

Legal Status when Apprehended

Note: Per annual statistics published by the Superior Court in Maricopa County, 382 juvenile complaints were filed in Adult Court. JOLTS received information on 377 of these juveniles. The above demographics reflect those 377 juveniles.


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JUVENILES PROSECUTED AS ADULTS REMANDS

Juvenile Court judges ruled on 105 petitions for transfer involving 90 juveniles in FY2007. They granted 47 of those petitions resulting in 40 juveniles being remanded for criminal prosecution as adults. The table and graphs below profile those juveniles.

Age When Apprehended 15 16 17 Total

Female 0 0 2 2 0.0% 0.0% 5.7% 5.0%

Male 1 3 34 38 100.0% 100% 94.3% 95.0%

Total 1 3 36 40

3

10

26

1

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

AfricanAmerican


Ethnicity

13

19

1 1

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

V iolent FelonyProperty

Obstruct Drugs PublicPeace

Most Severe Offense

9 10 10 11

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2 or Less 3-4 5-6 7 or More

Previous Complaints

21

17

2

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

None One Two

Previous Felony Adjudications


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APPENDIX – COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FY2003 - FY2007 MOST SEVERE OFFENSE PER COMPLAINT

Felony Person Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Aggravated Assault - Domestic Violence 160 189 158 144 138Aggravated Assault 402 452 478 513 482Aggravated Assault w. Weapon 241 182 191 202 204Arson-Occupied Structure 20 17 12 19 8Child Abuse - Felony 3 5 1 5 3Child Molest 105 88 97 93 71Custodial Interference - Felony 2 1 1 3 4Drive By Shooting 19 20 27 20 12Gang/Syndicate Participation 1 7 2 3 2Harrassment/Terrorism - Felony 1 3 0 0 0Kidnap 20 15 21 18 13Murder/Homicide/Manslaughter 15 31 18 22 32Poisoning 6 1 1 3 2Prostitution 1 0 0 3 0Robbery 85 89 77 96 140Robbery - Armed 116 120 114 137 199Sexual Abuse - Felony 112 114 119 138 110Sexual Assault - Felony 28 23 21 30 24Threats - Felony 68 32 33 32 35Felony Person Totals 1,405 1,389 1,371 1,481 1,479

Felony Property Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Arson - Unoccupied Structure - Felony 15 21 23 36 18Burglary 1 - Armed 54 52 52 40 56Burglary 2 - Residential 435 399 414 371 555Burglary 3 - Non-residential 614 643 541 511 477Burglary - Possess Tools - Felony 21 31 13 27 26Chop Shop Partic ipation 3 2 7 1 7Credit Card - Theft/Fraud - Felony 47 33 30 35 46Criminal Damage - Felony 372 341 373 483 407Criminal Damage - Aggravated - Felony 129 98 185 139 126Criminal Damage - Graffiti - Felony 80 62 54 82 155Criminal Damage - Dom. Violence (Felony) 77 71 87 81 113Extortion - Felony 1 0 5 1 1Forgery - Felony 88 69 69 64 83Fraud 48 25 32 37 42Human Smuggling for Profit 0 0 0 3 1Littering/Polluting - Felony 0 3 1 0 0Possess Stolen Property - Felony 53 47 50 54 66Shoplifting - Felony 179 144 191 168 150Theft - Felony 238 248 250 272 231Theft from Mail - Felony 4 11 2 0 0Theft Means of Transportation 604 734 652 630 583Theft of Vehicle - Felony 8 6 3 4 1Unlawful Use Transportation - Felony 361 330 350 349 311Felony Property Totals 3,431 3,370 3,384 3,388 3,455


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Obstruction Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007City Ordinance 2 2 1 0 0Compound Felony 0 0 0 0 1Contempt of Court 0 1 0 1 2Contraband in Secure Facility 0 2 0 0 1Escape 96 106 90 74 83Failure to Obey Police 39 46 24 33 48False Report 0 1 0 0 0Hindering Prosecution 23 11 18 17 18Obstruct Criminal Investigation 14 12 13 9 13Obstruct Government Operations 20 12 29 12 20Resisting Arrest 72 76 79 55 58Violation of Probation 3,316 2,973 2,732 2,398 2,490Obstruction Totals 3,582 3,242 2,986 2,599 2,734

Misdemeanor Person Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Aggravated Assault - Participate 2 2 2 3 1Assault - Domestic Violence 1,095 1,125 1,140 1,178 1,114Assault - Simple 1,089 1,023 1,062 1,079 1,093Custodial Interference-Misdemeanor 0 0 0 1 1Endangerment 32 24 22 15 22Sexual Abuse/Assault - Misdemeanor 0 0 2 0 0Threats - Misdemeanor 197 152 207 181 188Unlawful Imprisonment - Misdemeanor 3 0 0 1 0Fighting Totals 2,418 2,326 2,435 2,458 2,419

Drug Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Contraband in Secure Facility 3 3 3 3 2Dangerous Drugs 144 203 181 149 145Drug Paraphernalia 455 454 374 432 531Drugs on School Grounds 172 315 300 202 214Illegal Vapors 41 31 12 20 17Imitation Substances 0 3 3 2 3Involving Minor in Drugs 0 3 0 1 3Narcotics - Possess/Sell 109 96 98 115 173Possess Marijuana 1,407 1,614 1,540 1,668 1,816Possess Marijuana for Sale 48 60 46 49 87Prescription Drugs 39 47 39 31 71Using Facilities for Drugs 0 0 0 0 2Drug Totals 2,418 2,829 2,596 2,672 3,064


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Public Peace Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Alcohol 2,788 2,947 2 ,420 2,549 2,858Boa ting Offense 54 69 93 41 34City Ord inance 246 245 228 219 164Contraband in Secure Facility 0 0 2 1 1Crim ina l Damage - Misdemeanor 0 0 1 0 0Crim ina l Nuisance 22 11 16 6 7Crim ina l Trespass 546 573 519 460 551Cruelty to Animals 8 12 4 3 8Discharge Firearm - N on-Res. Building 2 0 0 0 3Disorderly Conduct 499 485 515 557 531Disturbing the Peace - Dom estic V iolence 354 371 389 434 414Driving While In toxicated 235 261 239 215 242Explosives M isconduct 5 0 3 4 4False Report 291 284 271 274 298Felony Flight 16 19 10 16 20Firearm s Possion by a Minor 28 45 37 43 73Fireworks 24 8 29 19 15Game and Fish 16 5 20 4 2Gang/Syndicate Participation 6 15 11 22 10Gra ffit i Too ls 15 7 7 6 3Interfe re w Judicial Proc. 43 54 81 64 61Leaving an Accident 26 25 14 13 8Lewd Behavior - Felony 7 7 5 8 8Lewd Behavior - Misdemeanor 24 20 15 18 20Loitering 3 3 5 6 15Neglect/Exploit a Minor 6 4 6 6 5Obscen ity 2 3 5 2 10Prostitution 47 50 32 22 18Reckless Burning 43 44 25 36 58Schoo l Interference 198 177 133 149 120Stalking /Threatening 1 0 0 0 0Teacher Abuse 0 0 0 0 1Tobacco 413 407 393 378 440Traffic Vio lation 2,623 2,581 2 ,385 2,422 2,367Ungrouped 0 0 0 2 1Unlawful use of Telephone 26 34 24 23 18Weapns Misconduct - Fe lony 60 79 74 102 85Weapons Misconduct - Gang 27 47 47 39 31Weapons Misconduct - Misdemeanor 69 68 62 71 70Public Peace Totals 8,773 8,960 8 ,120 8,234 8,574


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Misdemeanor Property Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Arson - Unoccupied Structure - Misdemeanor 1 6 0 3 2Bribery - Misdemeanor 0 0 0 0 1Burglary 3 - Non-Residential 4 3 4 1 1Burglary - Possession of Tools - Misdemeanor 1 0 0 0 0Credit Card - Theft/Fraud - Misdemeanor 4 5 4 5 4Criminal Damage - Misdemeanor 291 294 322 334 311Criminal Damage - Graffiti - Misdemeanor 157 146 136 297 325Criminal Damage - Dom. Violence (Misdemeanor) 311 370 372 376 355Fraud 0 2 0 2 2Littering/Polluting - Misdemeanor 17 20 19 17 16Possess Stolen Property - Misdemeanor 22 28 20 22 15Shoplifting - Felony 0 0 0 0 1,480Shoplifting - Misdemeanor 3,451 3,438 3,667 2,970 1,582Theft - Felony 0 0 0 0 375Theft - Misdemeanor 547 580 537 603 330Theft of Vehicle - Misdemeanor 0 0 1 0 0Unlawful Use Transportation - Misdemeanor 1 1 0 0 1Misdemeanor Property Totals 4,807 4,893 5,082 4,630 4,800

Status Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Curfew 2,415 2,406 2,229 2,947 3,286Incorrigible 3 7 10 11 62Runaway 807 825 872 912 890Runaway - FOJ 116 118 77 97 62Truancy 4,061 4,126 3,299 3,758 3,689Status Totals 7,402 7,482 6,487 7,725 7,989

Administrative Offenses FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Administrative 13 0 1 5 0Courtesy Supervision 38 49 52 40 39Transfer for Hearing 36 40 25 22 16Transfer-Probation Supervision 119 106 89 89 80Warrant 72 69 97 90 89Administrative Totals 278 264 264 246 224


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APPENDIX- DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS FY2003 – FY2007 NON-COURT DISPOSITIONS

(Based on Disposition Date)*

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Administrative Withdrawn 1 1 3 0 4Non-Complaint Completed 2 0 0 0 0Released (Traffic or Delinquency Warrant) 27 40 36 20 0

Record Only Not Interviewed 311 334 277 307 446Pending Adult 3 16 2 2 7Referred - Diversion Program 8 4 0 0 0County Attorney Choose Not To File 1,594 1,582 1,693 1,450 1,592Referred Limited Jurisdiction Court 139 97 101 96 106Referred - Other Agency 1 0 0 0 0Referred - Other Jurisdiction 35 19 0 0 0Referred - Police Agency 819 911 881 841 974Referred -ADJC (Az Dept of Juv Corrections) 17 36 45 67 52

Interviewed Adjusted Counsel & Warn 5 3 0 6 2Adjusted – Conditional 8,732 8,927 9,425 9,116 8,901Adjusted – From Other Jurisdiction 99 127 132 125 180Adjusted - Not Filed by County Attorney 1,080 768 770 666 581Adjusted 906 619 553 461 467Adjusted – Plea 24 47 33 30 33

Non-Court Loss of Jurisdiction 1,989 2,384 2,464 2,189 2,311

15,792 15,915 16,415 15,376 15,656Total Non-Court Dispositions

* In the past these numbers were based on dispositions of complaints filed during the year. As of 2004, they now reflect the total count of dispositions for each year.


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APPENDIX- DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS FY2003 – FY2007 COURT DISPOSITIONS (Based on Disposition Date)*

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Dismissed Dismissed 5,740 4,706 4,972 4,970 4,990

Terminate & Close Terminate & Close 135 149 142 126 162

Penalty Penalty 286 196 195 188 159

Probation Probation (Standard & JIPS) 4,983 4,467 4,514 4,513 4,803Probation with Restitution 241 451 569 439 531Continued Probation 3,799 3,673 3,298 3,071 2,684Continued Probation - Restitution 79 186 196 165 147Courtesy Probation 145 148 151 142 126

ADJC Committed – ADJC 358 421 460 525 518Awarded – ADJC 157 99 147 94 149

Transferred To Other Jurisdiction 51 54 123 40 29

Remanded To Adult Court 64 57 61 74 58

Guilty 1,001 602 566 631 331Not Guilty 0 0 1 0 0

17,039 15,209 15,395 14,978 14,687Total Court Dispositions

Limited Jurisdiction Court

* In the past these numbers were based on dispositions of complaints filed during the year. They now reflect the total count of dispositions for each year.


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APPENDIX – REFERRAL SOURCE SOURCE OF COMPLAINT FY2007

Count Percent

Phoenix Police Department 9,587 27.60%School 3,619 10.42%Mesa Police Department 3,376 9.72%Glendale Police Department 2,830 8.15%Probation Officer 2,498 7.19%Tempe Police Department 1,957 5.63%Chandler Police Department 1,915 5.51%Maricopa County Sheriff 1,567 4.51%Scottsdale Police Department 1,420 4.09%Gilbert Police Department 1,360 3.92%Avondale Police Department 945 2.72%Peoria Police Department 714 2.06%Surprise Police Department 692 1.99%Goodyear Police Department 582 1.68%Department of Public Safety 383 1.10%Tolleson Police Department 253 0.73%El Mirage Police Department 251 0.72%Buckeye Police Department 194 0.56%Other Law Enforcement 155 0.45%State Department of Corrections 138 0.40%Wickenburg Police Department 73 0.21%Other Arizona County 71 0.20%Surveillance Officer 64 0.18%Youngtown Police Department 38 0.11%Salt River Police 28 0.08%Paradise Valley Police Department 20 0.06%Parents or Legal Guardian 2 0.01%Phoenix Fire Department 2 0.01%Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 1 0.00%Fountain Hills Marshal's Office 1 0.00%Court 1 0.00%Other source, Non-Law Enforcement 1 0.00%Total 34,738 100%


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APPENDIX – REFERRAL SOURCE SOURCE OF COMPLAINT AND TYPE OF OFFENSE

Felony Person

Felony Prop.

Obstruct. Justice


Misd. Prop. Status Admin. Total

Avondale Police Department 43 114 3 79 63 227 149 265 2 945Buckeye Police Department 4 17 0 22 25 83 21 22 0 194Chandler Police Department 52 217 15 160 188 496 266 516 5 1,915Court 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Department of Public Safety 3 19 3 2 23 310 8 13 2 383El Mirage Police Department 16 33 2 44 32 53 31 40 251Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Fountain Hills Marshal's Office 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Gilbert Police Department 49 113 16 107 255 378 217 221 4 1,360Glendale Police Department 149 389 41 375 290 838 499 244 5 2,830Goodyear Police Department 22 86 3 58 77 194 98 44 582Maricopa County Sheriff 62 157 10 92 149 833 124 131 9 1,567Mesa Police Department 142 347 11 247 515 1,003 797 291 23 3,376Other - Arizona County 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 69 71Other - Law Enforcement 4 4 2 2 6 56 9 3 69 155Other - Non law enforcement 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Paradise Valley Police Department 2 1 0 2 11 1 3 0 0 20Parents or legal guardian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2Peoria Police Department 43 144 4 68 98 195 146 15 1 714Phoenix Fire Department 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Phoenix Police Department 652 1,481 60 816 875 2,302 1,709 1,668 24 9,587Probation Officer 0 1 2,488 0 0 0 0 9 0 2,498Salt River Police 2 3 0 1 5 13 3 0 1 28School 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 3,544 0 3,619Scottsdale Police Department 46 93 7 108 173 619 195 175 4 1,420State Department of Corrections 90 1 1 11 0 34 1 0 0 138Surprise Police Department 24 66 2 80 83 243 89 104 1 692Surveillance Officer 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 64Tempe Police Department 62 142 1 129 165 501 411 544 2 1,957Tolleson Police Department 9 20 1 11 22 68 14 106 2 253Wickenburg Police Department 1 5 1 4 7 33 5 17 0 73Youngtown Police Department 0 0 0 1 2 17 4 14 0 38 Total 1,479 3,455 2,734 2,419 3,064 8,574 4,800 7,989 224 34,738


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APPENDIX – REFERRAL SOURCE MOST FREQUENT COMPLAINT SOURCES – ANNUAL CHANGES

The total number of complaints has increased 1% since FY2003, but the sources have changed dramatically. Phoenix Police Department saw only a 1.6% increase in complaints, whereas Goodyear, Avondale, and Surprise all saw increases over 100% (176%, 140%, and 124% respectively).

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Phoenix Police Department 9,439 9,140 8,687 9,149 9,587

27.35% 26.30% 26.55% 27.37% 27.60%School 3,428 3,487 2,836 3,630 3,619

9.93% 10.03% 8.67% 10.86% 10.42%Mesa Police Department 3,863 3,873 3,638 2,954 3,376

11.19% 11.14% 11.12% 8.84% 9.72%Glendale Police Department 2,110 2,245 2,361 2,738 2,830

6.11% 6.46% 7.21% 8.19% 8.15%Probation Officer 3,388 3,029 2,756 2,413 2,498

9.82% 8.72% 8.42% 7.22% 7.19%Tempe Police Department 2,250 2,550 2,314 2,241 1,957

6.52% 7.34% 7.07% 6.70% 5.63%Chandler Police Department 2,137 1,884 2,039 2,239 1,915

6.19% 5.42% 6.23% 6.70% 5.51%Maricopa County Sheriff 1,485 1,618 1,586 1,504 1,567

4.30% 4.66% 4.85% 4.50% 4.51%Scottsdale Police Department 1,409 1,496 1,262 1,142 1,420

4.08% 4.30% 3.86% 3.42% 4.09%Gilbert Police Department 929 1,055 945 1,000 1,360

2.69% 3.04% 2.89% 2.99% 3.92%Avondale Police Department 394 420 600 752 945

1.14% 1.21% 1.83% 2.25% 2.72%Peoria Police Department 765 799 656 729 714

2.22% 2.30% 2.00% 2.18% 2.06%Surprise Police Department 309 490 571 720 692

0.90% 1.41% 1.74% 2.15% 1.99%Goodyear Police Department 211 309 316 428 582

0.61% 0.89% 0.97% 1.28% 1.68%Other Sources 2,397 2,360 2,158 1,794 1,676

6.95% 6.79% 6.59% 5.37% 4.82%Total 34,514 34,755 32,725 33,433 34,738


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TOP 20 ZIP CODES This table focuses on the 20 ZIP codes in Maricopa County that generated the most complaints in FY2007. Note that it portrays the ZIP code where the juvenile lived at the time of the offense, not the ZIP code where the offense took place. The ZIP codes are ranked one through 20 and compared to their ranking and total number of complaints five years earlier in FY2003. The last column shows the percentage changes from FY2003 to FY2007, the rate at which complaints rose or fell during the five years. While overall complaints have increased by nearly 1%, the total complaints from these 20 ZIP codes have decreased by 6.5% since FY2003.

Rank FY2007

ZIP Code City Total FY2007

Rank FY2003

Total FY2003

Percentage Change from FY2003 to FY2007

1 85301 Glendale 1,109 2 1,042 6.0%2 85323 Avondale 957 14 606 36.7%3 85009 Phoenix 853 6 811 4.9%4 85225 Chandler 852 3 694 18.5%5 85033 Maryvale 845 1 1,063 -25.8%6 85035 Maryvale 712 4 921 -29.4%7 85041 South Phoenix 683 10 678 0.7%8 85204 Mesa 683 5 840 -23.0%9 85017 Central Phoenix 658 13 618 6.1%

10 85008 Central Phoenix 614 8 764 -24.4%11 85040 South Phoenix 614 7 807 -31.4%12 85345 Peoria 555 21 536 3.4%13 85201 Mesa 543 9 747 -37.6%14 85032 North Phoenix 531 12 640 -20.5%15 85006 Central Phoenix 480 15 605 -26.0%16 85015 Central Phoenix 480 18 551 -14.8%17 85029 Phoenix 440 29 411 6.6%18 85037 Phoenix 440 25 439 0.2%19 85051 Phoenix 428 27 436 -1.9%20 85031 Phoenix 425 22 533 -25.4%

12,902 13,742 -6.5%34,738 34,430 0.9%37.1% 39.9%

Total All Complaints

% of All Complaints from Top 20


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MARICOPA COUNTY ZIP CODES OF RESIDENCE BY CITY FOR FY2007 REFERRALS

City ZIP Violent Felony Prop. Obstr. Fight Drugs Peace

Misd. Prop. Status Hold Total

Apache Jct 85218 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 8

Apache Jct 85219 0 1 2 0 5 16 7 3 2 36

Apache Jct 85220 3 11 6 6 10 37 18 6 3 100

Arlington 85322 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4

Avondale 85323 47 110 44 78 60 220 139 256 3 957

Buckeye 85326 18 30 12 25 27 129 47 75 2 365

Carefree 85377 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4

Cashion 85329 3 16 6 2 5 12 2 14 1 61

Cave Creek 85327 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Cave Creek 85331 7 8 4 16 24 51 11 12 0 133

Chandler 85224 15 27 30 41 37 92 49 109 2 402

Chandler 85225 27 84 57 70 84 226 104 192 8 852

Chandler 85226 7 17 9 19 26 91 34 56 4 263

Chandler 85248 4 17 6 7 23 52 21 29 1 160

Chandler 85249 11 32 7 17 22 67 38 34 1 229

El Mirage 85335 13 39 24 42 41 73 63 88 0 383

Fountain Hills 85268 2 13 7 3 12 61 11 19 1 129

Fountain Hills 85269 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4

Gila Bend 85337 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 13

Gilbert 85233 8 18 26 13 48 94 54 44 2 307

Gilbert 85234 12 24 22 15 47 109 63 41 6 339

Gilbert 85295 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 10

Gilbert 85296 11 31 19 29 61 105 58 44 0 358

Gilbert 85297 4 10 8 22 39 49 28 33 2 195

Glendale 85301 49 108 89 122 101 249 131 257 3 1109

Glendale 85302 19 38 27 37 30 103 61 74 2 391

Glendale 85303 25 60 32 59 30 101 61 46 3 417

Glendale 85304 9 17 15 26 22 65 26 30 1 211

Glendale 85305 4 8 12 11 5 17 9 17 1 84

Glendale 85306 9 35 13 24 19 44 44 32 1 221

Glendale 85307 3 14 6 1 6 20 16 18 2 86

Glendale 85308 10 43 20 37 29 104 73 74 1 391

Glendale 85310 5 19 12 21 13 58 25 45 1 199

Glendale 85311 1 2 1 0 4 2 1 3 5 19

Goodyear 85338 18 36 18 39 47 127 71 46 1 403

Goodyear 85395 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Guadalupe 85283 4 9 5 4 16 22 19 32 0 111

Guadalupe 85303 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

Higley 85236 4 6 5 6 12 20 10 10 1 74

Higley 85295 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Laveen 85339 19 25 10 10 14 34 34 32 0 178


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Litchfield Park 85340 6 9 9 9 19 44 18 28 0 142

Mesa 85201 21 57 55 32 52 151 93 76 6 543

Mesa 85202 10 31 24 19 35 91 48 35 3 296

Mesa 85203 11 29 29 23 37 85 51 61 1 327

Mesa 85204 27 66 71 47 83 180 102 105 2 683

Mesa 85205 5 16 20 15 46 70 65 48 2 287

Mesa 85206 3 14 14 7 21 50 27 24 1 161

Mesa 85207 8 16 11 13 43 76 44 52 1 264

Mesa 85208 9 29 16 16 38 89 45 74 7 323

Mesa 85209 1 14 9 10 14 43 23 16 1 131

Mesa 85210 25 30 39 36 52 107 51 55 5 400

Mesa 85212 7 12 10 14 19 51 32 13 0 158

Mesa 85213 4 8 11 12 26 56 33 34 0 184

Mesa 85215 2 4 2 5 13 12 19 10 0 67

Mesa 85236 1 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 1 16

Morristown 85342 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3

New River 85087 2 4 0 0 4 22 11 4 0 47

Peoria 85345 20 61 40 40 49 133 90 119 3 555

Peoria 85380 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 8

Peoria 85381 7 15 8 11 11 41 24 25 1 143

Peoria 85382 6 16 13 17 24 41 38 23 0 178

Peoria 85383 1 24 2 11 8 49 33 10 1 139

Phoenix 85003 5 10 13 4 4 15 13 28 0 92

Phoenix 85004 3 4 4 2 3 9 5 8 0 38

Phoenix 85005 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

Phoenix 85006 39 51 51 34 31 66 61 146 1 480

Phoenix 85007 23 33 15 8 13 37 20 48 1 198

Phoenix 85008 31 72 42 28 32 137 92 179 1 614

Phoenix 85009 31 126 69 45 45 131 82 320 4 853

Phoenix 85012 1 5 3 3 1 7 7 5 0 32

Phoenix 85013 5 12 16 3 19 33 31 18 0 137

Phoenix 85014 8 21 16 12 18 35 25 60 1 196

Phoenix 85015 24 59 47 23 41 91 63 127 5 480

Phoenix 85016 16 32 21 9 19 46 29 70 0 242

Phoenix 85017 30 76 62 29 37 140 76 203 5 658

Phoenix 85018 6 22 16 10 14 50 22 31 0 171

Phoenix 85019 28 53 25 28 21 64 48 153 1 421 Phoenix 85020 9 17 13 19 15 51 18 52 0 194

Phoenix 85021 11 20 27 18 28 81 38 82 1 306

Phoenix 85022 16 32 22 26 35 74 41 45 1 292

Phoenix 85023 10 17 10 26 17 69 42 80 1 272


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Phoenix 85024 4 19 6 14 8 57 21 11 0 140 Phoenix 85027 39 25 27 31 19 74 59 92 0 366

Phoenix 85028 2 5 5 4 7 28 11 9 2 73

Phoenix 85029 16 47 35 44 30 106 64 91 7 440

Phoenix 85031 19 38 40 17 38 92 47 134 0 425

Phoenix 85032 26 51 34 26 45 152 68 125 4 531

Phoenix 85033 38 93 66 44 51 126 83 341 3 845

Phoenix 85034 5 16 13 11 8 17 7 46 0 123

Phoenix 85035 23 76 68 37 48 130 78 247 5 712

Phoenix 85037 16 50 31 39 42 91 67 104 0 440

Phoenix 85040 43 101 55 28 32 131 93 131 0 614

Phoenix 85041 27 104 65 38 50 138 90 169 2 683

Phoenix 85042 12 32 30 17 18 61 42 56 0 268

Phoenix 85043 13 37 18 12 19 67 34 101 0 301

Phoenix 85044 9 19 10 13 12 51 38 22 0 174

Phoenix 85045 1 1 0 1 3 7 3 3 0 19

Phoenix 85048 1 13 5 6 11 52 25 20 0 133

Phoenix 85050 4 8 3 10 8 34 9 11 0 87

Phoenix 85051 25 53 31 30 38 94 81 75 1 428

Phoenix 85053 12 14 13 22 19 47 41 58 1 227

Phoenix 85054 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 6

Phoenix 85060 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3

Phoenix 85061 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

Phoenix 85063 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4

Phoenix 85066 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

Phoenix 85068 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3

Phoenix 85071 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Phoenix 85076 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Phoenix 85079 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Phoenix 85080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Phoenix 85082 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Phoenix 85083 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Phoenix 85085 1 7 3 6 2 23 9 21 1 73

Phoenix 85086 13 15 7 6 7 25 14 20 2 109

Queen Creek 85242 14 33 33 31 39 11 61 42 8 272

Queen Creek 85243 0 4 2 0 3 14 10 3 1 37

Sacaton 85247 4 5 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 23

Scottsdale 85250 2 6 4 5 16 49 11 11 3 107

Scottsdale 85251 6 12 12 27 21 79 38 32 0 227

Scottsdale 85253 1 0 2 7 7 26 7 10 0 60

Scottsdale 85254 14 14 8 19 28 137 33 22 1 276


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Scottsdale 85255 5 7 3 7 20 57 11 9 1 120

Scottsdale 85256 6 7 4 6 23 17 14 6 0 83 Scottsdale 85257 15 22 18 18 30 86 30 51 1 271

Scottsdale 85258 2 3 2 5 9 28 15 9 0 73

Scottsdale 85259 3 7 0 9 11 69 20 11 0 130

Scottsdale 85260 1 7 5 10 14 60 20 9 0 126

Scottsdale 85262 1 5 0 1 6 16 2 1 0 32

Scottsdale 85264 1 4 4 0 5 5 0 8 13 40

Sun City 85351 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 6

Sun City 85373 0 7 1 3 6 10 2 3 0 32

Surprise 85359 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

Surprise 85374 9 22 19 37 38 114 56 66 0 361

Surprise 85379 9 23 15 22 19 47 33 40 0 208

Surprise 85387 0 3 1 2 0 8 7 6 0 27

Surprise 85388 1 10 1 9 7 38 11 16 1 94

Tempe 85281 12 21 29 37 27 78 45 120 1 370

Tempe 85282 10 25 24 25 38 93 69 120 1 405

Tempe 85283 14 29 16 27 25 87 46 78 1 323

Tempe 85284 6 2 5 11 59 9 32 1 125

Tolleson 85353 14 34 24 18 19 63 31 78 0 281

Tonopah 85354 2 3 1 1 1 6 2 5 0 21

Tonopah 85395 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3

Waddell 85355 1 1 0 1 4 2 8 3 0 20

Wickenburg 85358 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 7

Wickenburg 85390 0 3 4 3 4 20 4 11 0 49

Wittmann 85361 2 6 7 2 4 14 7 5 0 47

Youngtown 85363 2 1 5 4 4 8 10 27 0 61 Other

Jurisdictions* 95 186 443 108 141 472 147 926 17 2535 Non-Maricopa

Complaints 39 85 67 39 46 171 145 79 28 699

Total 1,479

3,455

2,734

2,419

3,064

8,574

4,800

7,989

224

34,738

* Other Jurisdictions includes Referrals where Zip Code was out of state, not given or unknown.


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ARIZONA COUNTIES FOR FY2007 REFERRALS

City ViolentGrand Theft Obstr Fight Drugs Peace

Petty Theft Status Admin Totals

APACHE 2 3 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 18COCHISE 1 11 16 2 3 5 7 6 1 52COCONINO 3 6 4 2 1 9 8 5 2 40GILA 2 3 3 3 6 14 9 4 1 45GRAHAM 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 7GREENLEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0LA PAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2MOHAVE 0 1 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 12NAVAJO 2 1 1 3 13 7 5 4 36PIMA 7 9 4 9 0 21 9 12 5 76PINAL 12 43 16 11 24 72 67 29 10 284SANTA CRUZ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2YAVAPAI 10 6 20 7 5 27 21 16 2 114YUMA 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 11Total 39 85 67 39 46 171 145 79 28 699

8534585379

85374

85387

85361

85342

85373

85087

85383

85086 85331

850508502785310

85308

853068530485302

85301

85033

8504385353

8533885339

85041

85048

85262

85255

8525985260

85253

8525485032

85018

85029

85251

85281

85282

85242

85212

85208

8520785205

85215

85256

85264

85206

85234

85296

85297852498524885226

8528485283

85201

85204

8522485225

85233

8520285210

85034

8504085042

8500985008

8501685020

85340 85037

85307

85335

853818502285023

85051 85021

850198501785015

85035

85054

85331

85085

85382

85351

85323

85355

85390

85354

85322

85326

85337

Juvenile Referrals by Zip Code, FY2007

Maricopa County Juvenile Probation DepartmentFY2007 Data Book

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Juvenile Referrals 0 - 25

26 - 150

151 - 300

301 - 600

601 - 1077

®

8534585379

85374

85387

85361

85342

85373

85087

85383

85086 85331

850508502785310

85308

853068530485302

85301

85033

8504385353

8533885339

85041

85048

85262

85255

8525985260

85253

8525485032

85018

85029

85251

85281

85282

85242

85212

85208

8520785205

85215

85256

85264

85206

85234

85296

8529785249852488522685226

8528485283

85201

85204

85224

85225

85233

8520285210

85034

8504085042

8500985008

8501685020

85340 85037

85307

85335

853818502285023

85051 85021

850198501785015

85035

85054

85331

85085

85382

85351

85323

85355

85390

85354

85322

85326

85337

Juvenile Violent Referrals by Zip Code, FY2007


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Violent Referrals 0 - 1

2 - 10

11 - 25

26 - 50

8534585379

85374

85387

85361

85342

85373

85087

85383

85086 85331

850508502785310

85308

853068530485302

85301

85033

8504385353

8533885339

85041

85048

85262

85255

8525985260

85253

8525485032

85018

85029

85251

85281

85282

85242

85212

85208

8520785205

85215

85256

85264

85206

85234

85296

85297852498524885226

8528485283

85201

8520485224 85225

85233

8520285210

85034

8504085042

8500985008

8501685020

85340 85037

85307

85335

853818502285023

85051 85021

850198501785015

85035

85054

85331

85085

85382

85351

85323

85355

85390

85354

85322

85326

85337

Juvenile Drug Referrals by Zip Code, FY2007


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Drug Referrals 0 - 1

2 - 20

21 - 40

41 - 94

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APPENDIX - COURT ACTIVITY PETITIONS FILED FY2007

Juvenile judges and commissioners make decisions about adoption and dependency matters as well as delinquency and incorrigibility. The data on the next three pages show the various petitions and hearings which occupy the Juvenile Court Calendar. The significant changes in delinquency petitions over the past few years are a result of procedural changes in the processing of citations. In 1999 they were heard as delinquency matters by juvenile court judges and commissioners, rather than juvenile hearing officers throughout the county. In 2001, as more cases were being cited directly to the juvenile court center they were being diverted to probation officers. This area will continue to change as the process is improved to handle the increasing number of citations sent directly to the juvenile court. In 1999, a procedural change allowed severances to be filed through motions on an existing dependency petition. In 2006, these motions were counted, resulting in the dramatic increase in the severance filings seen here from previous years.

Adult Criminal2%

Delinquency67%

Adoption6%

Miscellaneous3%

Guardianship9%

Severance4%

Dependency9%

Petitions Filed FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Adoption 887 960 1,043 1,210 1,354

Delinquency 13,779 14,584 14,059 13,758 14,400

Dependency 1,368 1,733 1,872 1,814 1,959

Severance (Petition & Motion) * 244 272 788 1,058 900

Guardianship ** 0 0 894 1,800 2,049

Adult Criminal 311 289 341 395 397

Miscellaneous *** 646 715 480 670 627

TOTAL 17,235 18,553 19,477 20,705 21,686

* Severance now includes Motions and Petitions. 526 Severance Motions were filed in FY2007. ** In January of 2005 Guardianship petitions involving minors were moved from the Adult Court to the Juvenile Court to be handled with other Juvenile Court matters. *** Miscellaneous includes non-petitions and emancipations. There were 597 non-petitions and 30 emancipations in FY2007.


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COURT ACTIVITY COURT HEARING SUMMARY FY2007

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Delinquency 33,469 39,961 54,260

Dependency 21,401 23,181 34,898

Adoption 1,286 1,311 1,996

Guardianship 2,231 2,985 4,290

Miscellaneous* 524 543 735

Completed Held Scheduled

* Miscellaneous includes non-petitions and emancipations. A hearing is considered “Held” if it has a recorded start and end time. A Completed hearing is one showing a result of completed or under advisement; in other words, it is not continued to another date.

In FY2007, a total of 97,299 hearings were scheduled, a total of 68,758 hearings were held, and 59,446 were completed. Over half (56%) of the total hearings scheduled in FY2007 were for delinquency matters which is an increase of 4.8% since 2003. Dependency hearings scheduled have increased 37% since FY2003.


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COURT ACTIVITY COURT HEARINGS SCHEDULED FY2003 – FY2007

35,624

29,130

21,866

36,40934,898

51,66752,794 53,350 53,238 54,260

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Dependency Delinquency

548750703 722 735

1,072830

9451,121 1,120

1,5331,354

1,4871,617

1,996

943

2,610

4,290

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07

Miscellaneous** Severance Adoption Guardianship*

* Guardianship hearings moved from Adult Court in late 2004 (FY2005). ** Miscellaneous includes non-petitions and emancipations.


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APPENDIX – SCHOOL DISTRICTS SCHOOL STATUS

SCHOOL STATUS OF JUVENILES AT TIME OF REFERRAL

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007Enrolled 16,758 16,304 15,646 15,746 16,483

67.95% 66.11% 63.44% 63.84% 66.83%

Not enrolled 2,155 2,099 1,912 1,906 2,159 8 .74% 8.51% 7.75% 7.73% 8.75%

Other 5,750 6,330 6,261 6,832 6,795 23.31% 25.67% 25.39% 27.70% 27.55%

Total 24,663 24,733 23,819 24,484 25,437 *Other includes: Suspended, Withdrawn, Expelled, Graduated and Unknown.

68.0% 66.1% 63.4% 63.8% 66.8%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Percent of Juveniles Enrolled at Time of Referral


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SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF JUVENILES REFERRED ELEMENTARY DISTRICTS

School DistrictFelony Person

Felony Prop.

Obstruct Justice

Misd. Person Drugs

Public Peace


Alhambra Elementary 17 35 23 44 15 37 59 76 1 307Avondale Elementary 13 11 1 18 11 16 26 42 0 138Balsz Elementary 4 9 4 4 0 1 13 13 1 49Buckeye Elementary 3 2 0 0 2 5 7 15 0 34Cartwright Elementary 15 68 35 19 31 43 55 203 0 469Creighton Elementary 9 7 9 6 9 15 18 39 0 112Fowler Elementary 2 2 2 3 3 7 10 31 0 60Glendale Elementary 21 48 26 57 16 52 47 125 1 393Higley Elementary 3 17 14 29 44 41 40 31 1 220Isaac Elementary 6 36 14 28 12 23 25 133 0 277Kyrene Elementary 2 10 3 13 11 15 30 32 0 116Laveen Elementary 10 21 3 6 13 4 4 15 0 76Liberty Elementary 0 1 1 3 3 4 3 4 0 19Litchf ield Elementary 2 11 0 4 1 11 3 9 2 43Litt leton Elementary 0 7 6 15 2 7 17 20 0 74Madison Elementary 5 8 2 9 9 5 10 14 1 63Osborn Elementary 6 5 0 8 5 7 23 18 2 74Palo Verde Elementary 1 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 0 22Pendergast Elementary 8 18 4 22 8 19 27 19 1 126Phoenix Elementary 28 49 31 40 23 50 45 59 1 326Riverside Elementary 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 0 13Roosevelt Elementary 16 47 30 17 34 48 47 58 1 298Tempe Elementary 17 28 18 46 30 59 63 127 0 388Tolleson Elementary 4 3 1 7 3 11 7 16 0 52Union Elementary 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 0 10Washington Elementary 27 64 27 45 44 69 92 246 4 618Wilson Elementary 4 7 5 2 3 5 8 10 0 44Totals 224 519 263 452 336 559 685 1,367 16 4,421

HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS


Felony Prop.

Obstruct. Justice

Misd. Person Drugs

Public Peace

Misd. Prop. Status Admin. Totals

Agua Fria Union 19 54 22 34 54 117 77 59 0 436Buckeye Union 5 13 11 13 11 47 20 34 0 154Glendale Union 46 93 82 105 90 218 190 105 1 930JO Combs Elementary 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Phoenix Union 127 292 228 115 210 352 334 1,668 6 3,332Saddle Mountain Unified 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 8Tempe Union 38 90 63 60 88 217 184 232 2 974Tolleson Union 32 94 50 49 56 115 86 162 2 646Totals 268 638 456 376 510 1,070 891 2,261 11 6,481


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SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF JUVENILES REFERRED UNIFIED DISTRICTS


Felony Prop.

Obstruct. Justice

Misd. Person Drugs

Public Peace


Apache Junction Unified 0 0 1 0 1 8 16 1 4 31Cave Creek Unified 7 8 1 16 21 35 9 8 0 105Chandler Unified 23 106 50 69 103 169 145 230 2 897Coolidge Unified District 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3Deer Valley Unified 39 104 50 85 66 197 197 329 2 1,069Dysart Unified 23 60 50 88 66 123 108 148 2 668Fountain Hills Unified 3 13 12 1 12 30 4 7 0 82Gila Bend Unified 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 7Gilbert Unified 35 67 77 72 169 238 202 136 4 1,000County Regional Special Srvcs. 5 27 27 16 10 25 13 24 1 148Mesa Unified 102 227 228 196 344 508 460 449 10 2,524Paradise Valley Unified 43 99 48 67 99 255 153 202 2 968Peoria Unified 36 128 70 86 93 182 213 275 1 1,084Queen Creek Unified 2 4 2 11 12 27 19 9 1 87Scottsdale Unified 18 65 19 80 109 255 143 116 0 805Wickenburg Unified 1 7 8 5 7 9 2 10 0 49Totals 337 915 643 794 1,114 2,061 1,690 1,944 29 9,527

MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS


Felony Prop.

Obstruct. Justice

Misd. Person Drugs

Public Peace


Charter Schools 215 482 737 256 452 843 511 564 11 4,071East Valley Institute of Techology 1 0 2 2 9 3 2 2 1 22Job Corps - Phoenix 4 5 5 0 2 4 5 3 0 28Misc. Colleges 1 8 9 5 3 19 13 3 0 61Misc. Other 45 76 105 64 51 119 67 65 1 593Misc. Parochial 6 11 2 9 5 29 11 4 0 77Other 16 41 72 24 40 74 89 43 19 418Residential Treatment (Schools) 46 42 136 60 10 30 17 36 3 380Totals 334 665 1,068 420 572 1,121 715 720 35 5,650

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