General Behavior

National Data

Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy  Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99  National Center for Education Statistics

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002     (2.21 mb)  Bureau of Justice Statistics (11/1/2002)

Monitoring the Future Survey  National Institute on Drug Abuse

State Data

2002 Kids Count Data Book Online  Annie E. Casey Foundation (5/23/2002)

Assessing the New Federalism State Database  The Urban Institute

Summaries of 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (e.g., Substance Abuse, Diet, Violence, and Injury)  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

International Comparisons

Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies  Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy

Health Behavior in School-Aged Children  World Health Organization

Youth Health  World Health Organization

Alcohol Use

National Data

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002     (2.21 mb)  Bureau of Justice Statistics (11/1/2002)

Monitoring the Future Survey  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait  The Urban Institute (6/1/2000)

Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Young Drivers     (63 kb)  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

State Data

Assessing the New Federalism State Database  The Urban Institute

International Comparisons

Health Behavior in School-Aged Children  World Health Organization

Percentage of Students Who Report Having Been Drunk Twice or More Often     (24.9 kb)  World Health Organization

Illicit Drug Use

National Data

2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (8/18/2002)

High School and Youth Trends  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Highlights of the 2000 National Youth Gang Survey      Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2/1/2002)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002     (2.21 mb)  Bureau of Justice Statistics (11/1/2002)

Information on Common Drugs of Abuse  National Institute on Drug Abuse (12/1/1999)

Monitoring the Future Survey  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait  The Urban Institute (6/1/2000)

State Data

Assessing the New Federalism State Database  The Urban Institute

Summaries of 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (e.g., Substance Abuse, Diet, Violence, and Injury)  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

International Comparisons

Percentage of 9th Graders Who Have Ever Used Illicit Drugs    
(15.1 kb)  Eisner 1999

Smoking

National Data

Monitoring the Future Survey  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Smoking During Pregnancy in the 1990s     (731 kb)  National Center for Health Statistics (8/28/2001)

Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait  The Urban Institute (6/1/2000)

State Data

Assessing the New Federalism State Database  The Urban Institute

International Comparisons

Health Behavior in School-Aged Children  World Health Organization

Percentage of Students Who Report Smoking Daily    
(27 kb)  World Health Organization

Violence

Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles   Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (6/1/2000)

Highlights of the 2000 National Youth Gang Survey      Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2/1/2002)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002  National Center for Education Statistics (11/1/2002)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002     (2.21 mb)  Bureau of Justice Statistics (11/1/2002)

Juvenile Arrests 2000  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2002)

Kids and Guns  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (3/1/2000)

Monitoring the Future Survey  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Race, Ethnicity, and Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait  The Urban Institute (6/1/2000)

The Decline in Sexual Abuse Cases  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1/1/2001)

Violence After School  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1/1/1999)

Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (3/1/2000)

State Data

Summaries of 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (e.g., Substance Abuse, Diet, Violence, and Injury)  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Youth Victims and Perpetrators of Crimes

Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles   Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (6/1/2000)

Criminal Victmization 2001: Changes 2000-2001 with Trends 1993-2001  Bureau of Justice Statistics (8/9/2002)

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1998     (98 kb)  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (9/1/2001)

Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1989-1998    
(109 kb)  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (9/1/2001)

Drugs and Crime Facts  Bureau of Justice Statistics

Highlights of the 2000 National Youth Gang Survey      Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2/1/2002)

Homicide Trends in the United States, By Age, Gender, and Race  Bureau of Justice Statistics (3/1/2000)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002     (2.21 mb)  Bureau of Justice Statistics (11/1/2002)

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002  National Center for Education Statistics (11/1/2002)

Juvenile Arrests 2000  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2002)

Juvenile Justice Facts and Figures  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (9/1/1999)

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (9/1/1999)

Juvenile Victims of Property Crimes  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2000)

Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/1999)

Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1997  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (11/1/2000)

Race, Ethnicity, and Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (11/23/1999)

Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997    
(99 kb)  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2/1/2000)

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics  Bureau of Justice Statistics (10/1/1999)

The Decline in Sexual Abuse Cases  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1/1/2001)

Youth Gang Drug Trafficking  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/23/1999)

State Data

Child Maltreatment 2001: Reports from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems   Administration for Children and Families

Juvenile Crime Statistics  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-1997  Bureau of Justice Statistics (2/1/2000)

State Custody Rates, 1997  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2000)

International Comparisons

Child Abuse  World Health Organization

Juvenile Violence in Europe     (72 kb)  National Institute of Justice

United Nations Surveys of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime