Complete data on the average time or numbers of children who are deprived of their liberty in the country is not available since pre-trial detention data is not systematically collected or centralized in the country. It is known that in
2002, 88,300 children were sentenced for criminal activity in the Russian Federation. That represents a decrease since 2000, when almost 150,000 children were sentenced.
Number
of juveniles sentenced for criminal activity, in thousands (graph)
The registered juvenile crime rate out of the total number of children aged 14-17 years old in Russia was 1,423 per 100,000 in 2002, while the registered total crime rate of the population was 1,760 per 100,000. It is not known if the denominator for what is considered a crime in the country is the same for adults as for children.
Registered
juvenile crime rate out of registered total crime rate,
per 100,000, in 2002 (graph)
