This chart is based on the data set from the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) which provides information on detention admissions and unique youth admitted to detention from 2006 to 2012; the main data set, reported by county, is at https://data.ny.gov/d/ybg9-s6bm

This dataset provides county-level demographic data (sex, adjudication, age, race/ethnicity, and service setting) for youth admitted to and discharged from the care and custody of the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) each year. Data are counted using a youth’s first admission or discharge in a calendar year. Admissions data are aggregate based on the responsible (court) county. Discharges data are aggregate based on the county of residence.