Behind the Story

Reclaiming Our Children: Exposing the Nets That Snare Them  Author, Robby G. Dixon

These statistics are startling. These statistics are the harsh reality in today’s society. Is there a solution? The good news is yes, there is a solution and Author Robby Dixon believes we have yet to recognize it. Learn more

• In 2006, 5,958 children ages 10 to 24 were murdered-an average of 16 each day.
• In 2007. 1,350 juveniles were arrested for murder, 3,580 for forcible rape and 57,650 for aggravated assault (Puzzanchera 2009).
• Among 10 to 24 year-olds, 87% (5,159) of homicide victims were male and 13% (799) were female.
• An estimated 30% of 6th to 10th graders in the United States were either a bully, a target of bullying or both (Nansel et al. 2001)
• In a 2007 nationally representative sampling of youth in grades 9-12, 16.3% of male students and 8.5% of female students reported being in a physical fight on school property. 
• In 2007, more than 668,000 young people ages 10 to 24 were treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained from violence.
• The United States currently has just over 2.2 million people incarcerated over 1 million of which are African American men.
• Compared to the world’s other most populous countries, the 2.2 million people currently incarcerated is 153% higher than Russia, 505% higher than Brazil, 550% higher than India and over 2,000% percent higher than Indonesia, Bangladesh, or Nigeria.
• Whites are 68.13% of the U.S. population and 34.72% of the U.S. prison population.
• Blacks are 12.32% of the U.S. population and 43.91% of the U.S. prison population.
• Hispanics are 12.56% of the U.S. population and 18.26% of the U.S. prison population.
• Other races make up 6% of the U.S. population and 3.11% of the U.S. prison population.

Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report; 2009 CDC Youth Vioence Report