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Youth Population Snapshot

Get information on the youth DYRS serves. These snapshot pages present data on the youth supervised by DYRS, including basic demographic information, offense history, and placement and service distributions.

DYRS is responsible for the supervision, custody, and care of young people charged with a delinquent act in the District in one of the following circumstances:

  • Detained in a DYRS facility while awaiting adjudication.
  • Committed to DYRS by a DC Family Court Judge following adjudication.

Youth can be initially committed to DYRS until the age of 18 and may remain under agency care until the age of 21.

 

Click here for the DYRS Population Report  

 

Gender Breakdown of New Commitments

The percentage of newly committed youth to DYRS, by sex, by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year Male Female
FY2010 91% 9%
FY2011 86% 14%
FY2012 88% 12%
FY2013 87% 13%
FY2014 85% 15%
FY2015 80% 20%
FY2016 74% 26%
FY2017 83% 17%
FY2018 80% 20%
FY2019 90% 10%
FY2020 92% 8%

Race/Ethnicity Breakdown of New Commitments

The percentage of newly committed youth to DYRS, by race and ethnicity, by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year African-American Latino Other
FY2010 98% 2% 0.3%
FY2011 96% 4% 0%
FY2012 95% 4% 1%
FY2013 96% 3% 1%
FY2014 99% 1% 0%
FY2015 100% 0% 0%
FY2016 95% 4% 1%
FY2017 97% 3% 0%
FY2018 98% 2% 0%
FY2019 91% 8% 1%
FY2020 94% 5% 1%

Age Breakdown of New Commitments

The percentage of newly committed youth to DYRS, by age, by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 14 and Under 15 16 17 18 and Older
FY2010 14% 20% 31% 25% 11%
FY2011 18% 20% 25% 24% 14%
FY2012 14% 24% 22% 28% 13%
FY2013 9% 19% 29% 29% 14%
FY2014 13% 21% 24% 24% 18%
FY2015 13% 18% 27% 26% 16%
FY2016 5% 30% 29% 22% 14%
FY2017 11% 20% 33% 20% 16%
FY2018 8% 24% 24% 27% 17%
FY2019 11% 22% 31% 23% 13%
FY2020 14% 21% 28% 28% 9%

Committing Offense for Newly Committed Youth, Felony or Misdemeanor

The percentage of newly committed youth to DYRS, by committing offense type (felony or misdemeanor), by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year Felonies Misdemeanors
FY2010 49% 51%
FY2011 47% 53%
FY2012 44% 56%
FY2013 43% 57%
FY2014 40% 60%
FY2015 58% 42%
FY2016 51% 49%
FY2017 36% 64%
FY2018 58% 42%
FY2019 63% 37%
FY2020 77% 23%

Committing Offense Type for Newly Committed Youth

The percentage of newly committed youth to DYRS, by committing offense type (violent, property, drug or other), by fiscal year.

Offense Type % of FY2018 Commitments % of FY2019 Commitments % of FY2020 Commitments
Violent Offenses 55% 61% 68%
Property Offenses (includes Unauthorized Use of Vehicle) 25% 21% 18%
Drug Offenses 1% 4% 0%

Other Offenses (includes Persons in Need of Supervision, Weapons, and Threats)

19%

14%

14%

DYRS's legal mandate to provide treatment services to youth in the least restrictive, most homelike environment consistent with public safety.  Based on their supervision and treatment needs, youth who have been adjudicated and committed to DYRS custody may be placed in either a secure facility or a community-based placement. This includes two facilities operated directly by the District of Columbia: the Youth Services Center, which holds youth detained while awaiting trial, and New Beginnings Youth Development Center, which is a secure treatment facility. All youth, regardless of where they are initially placed, will eventually transition into community placement.

Average Daily Distribution of Committed Youth by Placement Type

The average daily percentage of committed youth placed in each placement type for fiscal years 2011 through 2020.

Placement Type Placement FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Community-Based Home 34% 30% 27% 25% 28% 29% 29% 41% 39% 40%
Community-Based Community-Based Residential Facilities 16% 12% 19% 16% 19% 17% 15% 12% 12% 12%
Community-Based Foster Homes 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% 5% 7% 8% 9% 7%
Community-Based Independent Living 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 4% 4% 3% 0% 0%
Residential Treatment Residential Treatment Center 17% 19% 14% 17% 10% 9% 9% 7% 6% 4%
Residential Treatment New Beginnings 4% 6% 10% 10% 13% 13% 19% 11% 8% 11%
Residential Treatment In-Patient Hospital or Substance Abuse Treatment 9% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0%
Residential Treatment Youth Services Center and Awaiting Placement Facility 5% 5% 6% 4% 3% 5% 3% 6% 9% 11%
Other Abscondence 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6%
Other Jail 15% 14% 12% 14% 10% 11% 7% 8% 9% 8%