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The media often covers stories about violent juvenile crime, such as school shootings. Does this mean that youth crime is on the rise?

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The media often covers stories about violent juvenile crime, such as school shootings. Does this mean that youth crime is on the rise?

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Contrary to what the media may imply, violent crime for both juveniles and adults tends to rise and fall in cycles. While the late 1980s and early 1990s brought high numbers of arrests for violent crimes, the number of juvenile arrests for violent crimes then fell by 49% from 1994 to 2004.