Indiana and US juvenile confinement rates
Out of every 100,000 young people in Indiana, the state had 161 children and teens locked up, according to the latest one-day federal count. Nationally, it's 114 per 100,000 youth.
Line chart that shows the detention and commitment rate in Indiana and the US between 1997 and 2019. In 1997, Indiana had a rate of 356 confinements per 100,000 juveniles, which was also the national average. In 2019, the state rate fell to 161 confinements per 100,000 juveniles. But the national average fell faster, reaching 114 confinements per 100,000 juveniles.
