MISSOULA YOUTH COURT
Juvenile Statistics
NEW FILES- FIRST TIME
OFFENDERS INTO YOUTH COURT
| YEAR |
FIRST TIME OFFENDERS |
| 2000 |
338 |
| 2001 |
452 |
| 2002 |
426 |
| 2003 |
430 |
| 2004 |
359 |
| 2005 |
417 |
INFORMAL YOUTH COURT INTAKE HEARINGS(*)
| YEAR |
INFORMAL HEARINGS |
| 2000 |
873 |
| 2001 |
895 |
| 2002 |
910 |
| 2003 |
908 |
| 2004 |
868 |
| 2005 |
929 |
(*) Youth Court does not
perform intake hearings for illegal possession of alcohol or tobacco
DRUG RELATED INTAKES(*)
| YEAR |
INTAKES |
| 2000 |
93 |
| 2001 |
96 |
| 2002 |
164 |
| 2003 |
162 |
| 2004 |
111 |
| 2005 |
143 |
(*)Juveniles involved in Youth
Drug Court are not always cited for drug related incidents as they are
handled individually in a court-managed treatment program
RUNAWAY STATISTICS
| YEAR |
RUNAWAYS |
| 2000 |
134 |
| 2001 |
158 |
| 2002 |
131 |
| 2003 |
132 |
| 2004 |
131 |
| 2005 |
131 |
CURFEW(*)
| YEAR |
CURFEW VIOLATIONS |
| 2000 |
65 |
| 2001 |
57 |
| 2002 |
53 |
| 2003 |
38 |
| 2004 |
48 |
| 2005 |
37 |
(*) Does not include curfew
citations issued to juveniles who received warning letters for their first
offense and were not seen in Youth Court.
REFERRALS TO COUNTY ATTORNEY
| YEAR |
REFERRALS |
FORMAL COURT HEARINGS |
| 2000 |
263 |
976 |
| 2001 |
208 |
1,007 |
| 2002 |
173 |
956 |
| 2003 |
170 |
989 |
| 2004 |
194 |
1,165 |
| 2005 |
220 |
1,088 |
JUVENILE DETENTION
| YEAR |
TOTAL HELD |
AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY |
| 2002 |
532 |
10.14 |
| 2003 |
507 |
11.34 |
| 2004 |
514 |
15.30 |
| 2005 |
498 |
11.74 |
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2000
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
23 |
| Robbery |
02 |
| Sexual Assault |
03 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
01 |
| Felony Assault |
10 |
| Arson |
02 |
| Felony Theft |
26 |
| Felony Forgery |
01 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
07 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
11 |
| Kidnapping |
04 |
| Felony Stalking |
00 |
| Felony Escape |
00 |
| Family Member Assault |
16 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
09 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
02 |
| |
|
| Total |
117 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2000 were 263 including the above charges |
|
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2001
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
13 |
| Robbery |
03 |
| Sexual Assault |
10 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
00 |
| Felony Assault |
18 |
| Arson |
02 |
| Felony Theft |
16 |
| Felony Forgery |
00 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
16 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
05 |
| Kidnapping |
00 |
| Felony Stalking |
00 |
| Felony Escape |
00 |
| Family Member Assault |
16 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
21 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
03 |
| |
|
| Total |
123 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2001 were 208 including the above charges |
|
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2002
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
40 |
| Robbery |
06 |
| Sexual Assault |
06 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
01 |
| Felony Assault |
06 |
| Arson |
03 |
| Felony Theft |
17 |
| Felony Forgery |
00 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
05 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
21 |
| Kidnapping |
00 |
| Felony Stalking |
01 |
| Felony Escape |
01 |
| Family Member Assault |
15 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
08 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
02 |
| |
|
| Total |
132 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2002 were 173 including the above charges |
|
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2003
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
16 |
| Robbery |
00 |
| Sexual Assault |
05 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
00 |
| Felony Assault |
13 |
| Arson |
03 |
| Felony Theft |
13 |
| Felony Forgery |
03 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
03 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
14 |
| Kidnapping |
00 |
| Felony Stalking |
00 |
| Felony Escape |
01 |
| Family Member Assault |
12 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
15 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
03 |
| |
|
| Total |
101 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2003 were 168 including the above charges |
|
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2004
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
22 |
| Robbery |
03 |
| Sexual Assault |
11 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
00 |
| Felony Assault |
11 |
| Arson |
02 |
| Felony Theft |
28 |
| Felony Forgery |
00 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
03 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
08 |
| Family Member Assault |
19 |
| Felony Obstruction |
01 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
01 |
| Tampering (w/evidence,
witnesses) |
03 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
04 |
| Kidnapping |
00 |
| Felony Stalking |
00 |
| Felony Escape |
00 |
| |
|
| Total |
116 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2004 were 194 including the above charges |
|
COUNTY
ATTORNEY REFERRAL BREAKDOWN BY OFFENSE
2005
| CHARGE |
# |
| Burglary |
15 |
| Robbery |
04 |
| Sexual Assault |
07 |
| Homicide (Attempted) |
01 |
| Felony Assault |
08 |
| Felony Assault w/ Weapon |
04 |
| Felony Arson |
01 |
| Felony Theft |
10 |
| Felony Forgery |
00 |
| Felony Common Scheme/Issuing
Bad Check |
01 |
| Felony Criminal Mischief |
04 |
| Felony Possession of Burglary
Tools |
02 |
| Felony Possession of Dangerous
Drugs |
10 |
| Felony Distribution of
Dangerous Drugs |
01 |
| Family Member Assault |
01 |
| Felony Obstruction |
14 |
| Weapons (concealed,
discharged, etc.) |
00 |
| Felony Tampering (w/evidence,
witnesses) |
00 |
| Endangerment (criminal and
discharged) |
03 |
| Kidnapping |
00 |
| Felony Stalking |
00 |
| Felony Escape |
00 |
| |
|
| Total |
86 |
| |
|
| Total juvenile referrals made
to the County Attorney for 2005 were 214 including the above charges |
|
TOTAL YOUTH COURT REFERRALS
| YEAR |
REFERRALS |
| 2000 |
2,136 |
| 2001 |
2,091 |
| 2002 |
1,887 |
| 2003 |
1,895 |
| 2004 |
1,998 |
| 2005 |
1,838 |
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