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Juvenile probationers arrested citywide as a percentage of the NYPD arrest report (monthly average) (%)
Monitor and enforce the conditions of probation. — Assess client risk and misconduct data to apply optimal supervision, monitoring, and programming throughout a probation term.
DOP's own reporting attributes the rise in juveniles arrested while on probation, as a share of all NYPD arrests, to a broader increase in youth arrests citywide and to a growing proportion of youth placed on probation for felony-level charges — a group statistically more likely to be rearrested. DOP says it has responded by refining supervision strategies to focus resources on youth assessed as being at higher risk of reoffending.
Researched July 16, 2026 — Department of Probation, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 0.1% |
| FY23 | 0.2% |
| FY24 | 0.2% |
| FY25 | 0.3% |
| FY26 (YTD) | 0.3% |
Why this is tracked
Probation supervision is the mechanism that turns a judge's sentencing decision into an ongoing, monitored arrangement rather than incarceration. Probation officers track compliance with court-ordered conditions and respond when those conditions are violated, functioning as the enforcement layer that makes community-based sentencing possible instead of relying on jail or prison. Since the 2010s, NYC Probation has shifted this supervision toward a community justice model, moving officers into the neighborhoods where clients live in an effort to make compliance monitoring more effective and less purely punitive.
NYC Probation - Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON), Vera Institute - Adult Probation and NeON
Source: Statistical Tracking, Analysis & Reporting System — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: A percentage calculated with the numerator being the number of juvenile probationers arrested in a month and the denominator being the total number of NYPD arrests in that month.