Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Children in detention counts youth admitted to New Hampshire's only locked youth corrections facility- the Youth Development Center. Children placed in the state youth development center can range in age from 12 to 17 years old.

Data Source: DHHS, Division for Juvenile Justice Services

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.