Juvenile Justice in King County
In King County, juvenile justice reform efforts have contributed to a remarkable reduction in the overall numbers of youth involved in the court system and held in detention.
All youth in King County deserve to grow into happy, healthy adults. Research shows that youth have a better chance at positive adulthood when they don't interact with the juvenile legal system. Zero Youth Detention calls for partnering with youth, families, and communities and building on their strengths so that communities are safe, legal system involvement is limited or avoidable, and all youth have the opportunity to be happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.
Learn more about King County Zero Youth Detention.
Uniting for Youth (formerly King County Systems Integration Initiative) is a consortium of state and local youth-serving agencies who have come together to examine and improve the coordination and collaboration of services for youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems and who may have mental health and educational needs.
Resources
Reports
- Models for Change Annual Report
- Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth: Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Doorways to Delinquency
- The Connector: Working Together for Multi-System Youth (Winter 2011)
For more information, please contact:
Marcus StubblefieldCriminal Justice Strategy and Policy Section Manager
Performance, Strategy and Budget
206-263-2174
Marcus.stubblefield@kingcounty.gov
King County Juvenile Justice Statistics
Current
- Juvenile Legal System Analysis 2019 vs 2020 through June
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2019 to 2020 through June)
- School-related Referrals to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office (Comparison of 2016 to 2017 through September)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2016 to 2017 through September)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2016 to 2017 through June)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2016 to 2017 through March)
Archive
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2015 to 2016 Final)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2015 to 2016 through September)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2015 to 2016 through June)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2015 to 2016 through March)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2014 to 2015)
- King County Juvenile Justice Statistics (Comparison of 2013 to 2014)
Other Data
- Relative Rate Index 2016
- Relative Rate Index 2015
- King County Detention Admissions by Race 2016
- King County Detention Admissions by Race 2015
- King County Detention Admissions by Race 2013-2014
- King County Secure Detention Trends 2012-2016
- Comparison of Juvenile Commitment Rates before and after Implementation of JDAI Efforts in Washington State