According to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, arrests of youth in the state of Florida have dropped 28 percent over the past four years. In Escambia County, youth arrests have dropped only 17 percent since FY 2011-12.
Of the zip codes with the highest volume of youth arrests, Escambia’s 32505 is tied with Pinellas County’s 33712 for 13th with 430 arrests in 2015-16. The 32050 zip code accounted for nearly one of every four youth arrests in Escambia County last year.
Statewide, the arrest of white youth has dropped 38 precent over the past four years, while Escambia County trailed by only four percentage points with a 34-percent decrease. However, Escambia County didn’t fair as well with its black youth, who made of 72-percent of all youth arrests in the county last year.
Statewide, the arrest of black youth has dropped 20 percent since FY 2011-12. In Escambia County, the arrest of black youth only dropped 9 percent over the same four-year period.
Arrests
All Youth
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Four Yr Chg
State
97237
85408
78287
75087
69749
% from prior yr
-12%
-8%
-4%
-7%
-28%
Escambia
2236
2248
1784
1976
1864
% from prior yr
1%
-21%
11%
-6%
-17%
White Youth
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Four Yr Chg
State
37380
31656
27625
26103
23203
% from prior yr
-15%
-13%
-6%
-11%
-38%
Escambia
731
731
542
529
481
% from prior yr
0%
-26%
-2%
-9%
-34%
Black Youth
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Four Yr Chg
State
45023
40893
38865
37497
36089
% from prior yr
-9%
-5%
-4%
-4%
-20%
Escambia
1465
1455
1200
1408
1340
% from prior yr
-1%
-18%
17%
-5%
-9%