Indicator	Definition	Five Year Trend	Recent Year Measurement	Previous Year  Measurement
Juvenile Felony Offenses	The rate of intake referrals to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) for youth ages 10-17 for felony offenses by Fiscal Year, per 100,000 of the population.
10 through 14			359 (FY2014)	374
15 through 17			1560 (FY2014)	1,564
10 through 17			814 (FY2014)	825
Recidivism	Juvenile and adult re-adjudicated/convicted recidivism rates for youths released from the DJS committed programs after 12 months.
12 Months			19.7% (2013)	19.3%
Maltreatment	The number of unduplicated children (ages 0 through 17) with indicated/unsubstantiated child abuse/neglect findings per 1,000 in the age-specific population.		9.2 (2013)	10.2
Hunger	The percentage of families who are food-insecure because of the lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members; limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.		13.3%	13.0%
Out of Home Placement	The number of out-of-home placements that occur per 1,000 children in the population		9.9 (FY2014)	11.2
Homelessness	The percentage of children enrolled in the public school system that lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or who are awaiting foster-care placement.		1.8% (2012-2013)	1.7%
Crime	The rate of violent crimes that are committed per 1,000 persons		4.7 (2013)	4.8
Child Poverty	The percent of children under 18 whose family income is equal to or below the federal poverty threshold.		13.9% (2013)	14.1%

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