Yearly Admissions to N.C. Detention Centers

The number of youth admitted to detention centers has increased since 2020. As of Nov. 13, 2024, 2,699 young people have been housed in detention centers so far this year.

An area chart showing an increasing number of juveniles who have been admitted to detention centers since 2020.

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Chart: Rachel Crumpler/NC Health NewsSource: N.C. Department of Public Safety's Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper