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Arkansas (AR) – Boys Homes
Arkansas is the 33rd State with the most troubled teens--under age 18--at 12,380 arrests, which is 0.57% of the State's total population. The top 10 reasons for the arrests are the following:
Property Crime - 3,054 arrests
All other offenses (except traffic) - 2,643
Larceny-theft - 2,409
Other assaults - 1,259
Disorderly conduct - 1,024
Drug abuse violations - 980
Curfew and loitering law violations - 884
Burglary - 560
Runaways - 532
Aggravated assault - 365
Arkansas' juvenile justice system has improved across four years of reform and was recently recognized by the ...
