Data for Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Vermont are not available due to insufficient data.
Sexual victimization is either committed by another youth or facility staff in the past 12 months, or since admission if the youth has been in the facility less than 12 months.
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Youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization by state U.S. 2018
In 2018, Wisconsin had the highest share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization out of all U.S. states. That year, **** percent of youth in juvenile facilities in Wisconsin reported sexual victimization within the past 12 months.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 11, 2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state." Chart. December 11, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Youth in Juvenile Facilities Reporting Sexual Victimization in The United States in 2018, by State." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Dec 2019, /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of youth in juvenile facilities reporting sexual victimization in the United States in 2018, by state [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1088850/share-youth-juvenile-facilities-reporting-sexual-victimization-state-us/
