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Kentucky
Statistics on children, youth and families in Kentucky from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Youth incarceration by race-ethnicity is the number of children per 1,000 children ages 10 to 17 booked into a secure juvenile detention facility. A child may have been booked more than once.
Data Source
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, processed by Kentucky Youth Advocates. Child population data for rate calculation is from the U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics, processed by Kentucky Youth Advocates.
Notes
* = Rate not calculated for fewer than 6 events.
Updated 11/9/21
Updated 11/9/21
Last Updated
November 2021