Overall juvenile arrests declined 12 percent in the period.

Nationally, juvenile arrests have dropped since reaching a high in 1994.

In 1996, girls made up 23 percent of all juvenile arrests.

The number of youths in detention is growing even though juvenile arrests have declined sharply.

In fact, many experts predict that juvenile arrests will double within the next 15 years.

In 1994 less than one-half of 1 percent of juvenile arrests were for violent offenses.

In the last three years, more than 1,200 juvenile arrests have been made for drug violations.

Only 4 percent of juvenile arrests are for violent offenses.

Drugs accounted for 4.2 percent of all juvenile arrests in 1985 and 6.8 percent last year, he said.

For instance, in 1999 there were 128 juvenile arrests, and that number rose to 137 in 2001.