KINGSTON, Jamaica—Of the total of 1,194 juveniles who appeared before the courts last year, 653 or 54.7 per cent were female and 541 or 45.3 per cent were male.

The top two reasons for their appearance were ‘care and protection’ at 55.5 per cent; and ‘uncontrollable’ juveniles numbering 20.0 per cent. A further 6.0 per cent appeared on charges related to ‘assault occasioning bodily harm’ while 18.4 per cent represented ‘all other’ cases.

The statistics are contained in the 2025 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, a publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).