How was public safety affected?

Youth crime dropped in Connecticut after Raise the Age, following a national trend. Older adolescents had lower recidivism rates and showed other signs of being more successful in juvenile programming than youth under age 16.

Arrest of people under 18 in Connecticut

2009: 18,732; 2010: 15,821; 2011: 13,091; 2012: 11,824.

Source: CT Dept. of Public Safety

Probation Completion Without Rearrest
2010–2013, by age

2010: 15 years or younger, 66%; 16 years and over, 76%. 2011: 15 years or younger, 80%; 16 years and over, 82%. 2012: 15 years or younger, 81%; 16 years and over, 83%. 2013): 15 years or younger, 80%; 16 years and over, 84%.

Source: CSSD

Rearrest from start of probation
2010–2014, by age at 6 months

2010: 15 years or younger, 32%; 16 years and over, 26%. 2011: 15 years or younger, 29%; 16 years and over, 27%. 2012: 15 years or younger, 27%; 16 years and over, 27%. 2013: 15 years or younger, 31%; 16 years and over, 26%. 2014 (year to date as of May 2014): 15 years or younger, 35%; 16 years and over, 32%.

* Year-to-date, as of May 2014

Source: CSSD

Rearrest from start of probation
2010–2014, by age at 12 months

* Year-to-date, as of May 2014

Source: CSSD

Completion of treatment
2010–2014, by age

2010: 15 years or younger, 61%; 16 years and over, 67%. 2011: 15 years or younger, 79%; 16 years and over, 76%. 2012: 15 years or younger, 72%; 16 years and over, 77%. 2013: 15 years or younger, 77%; 16 years and over, 77%. 2014 (year to date as of May 2014): 15 years or younger, 79%; 16 years and over, 72%.

* Year-to-date, as of May 2014

Source: CSSD

How was public safety affected?

Arrest of people under 18 in Connecticut

Probation Completion Without Rearrest
2010–2013, by age

Rearrest from start of probation
2010–2014, by age at 6 months

Rearrest from start of probation
2010–2014, by age at 12 months

Completion of treatment
2010–2014, by age

How were kids affected?

What did it cost?

How did the system change?