Social Indicators Related to Drug Abuse-Drug Prevention SIG , Data Center : Center on the Family

38. Juveniles Arrested For Vandalism Per 1,000 Children 10-14
	Time Series
	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Apr.
Location	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
State of Hawai`i	2.9	5.9	3.7	2.6	2.8	1.8	1.8	1.7
Hawai`i County	1.5	4.2	2.8	1.5	2.6	2.1	2.5	1.8
City & County of Honolulu	2.8	6.6	4.2	2.8	3.0	1.6	1.8	1.7
Kaua`i County	9.1	8.8	5.8	6.1	5.0	6.9	4.5	3.2
Maui County	2.1	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	1.1


Technical Notes: The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of the Attorney General, "Crime in Hawaii" annual report. The source of the denominator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990-99 County Population Estimates and 2000 Census data. Defined as "the rate of adolescents (age 10-14) arrests for vandalism (including resi- dence, non-residence, vehicle generated objects, police cars, or others), per 1,000 Note that these figures represent a sub-set of the data for Indicator 25 (arrests of all juveniles 10-17 for curfew, vandalism, disorderly conduct). Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
Importance of the Indicator: Early initiation of antisocial behaviors is a strong predictor for alcohol and drug abuse among teens. Children who have behavior problems in early life are more likely to have problems with drugs later.
Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health
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