Quick Facts ...

... about the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
  • Provides services and programs in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties and emphasizes the importance of community leadership with Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs).
  • Received 34,845 complaints on 12,572 juveniles during calendar year 2025.
  • Facilitated 23,818 youth served in community programs during fiscal year 2024-2025 in the following program types:
    • JCPC Funds – 22,272
    • Community Based Contractual Services – 367
    • Intensive Intervention Services – 478
    • Residential Contractual Services – 701
  • Provided court-ordered supervision to 6,122 distinct juveniles in CY 2025 who ranged in age from 9 years old to 24 years old (types of court-ordered supervision include probation, protective supervision, commitment, post-release supervision, continuation services, interstate compact, and other supervision) and supervised 4,798 distinct juveniles in CY 2025 on diversion plans/contracts that last no longer than six months.
  • In calendar year 2025, DJJDP had approximately 1,756 youth-serving professional positions. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission-certified positions (transportation drivers and those who provide direct care) make up 77% of staff. Eighty-five percent of Court Services staff; 79% of Facility Services staff, including education, health care and clinical team members; and 87% of Transportation Services staff are in these certified positions.
    • Calendar Year 2025 ended with an overall vacancy rate for direct care staff of 23%, identical to CY 2024. Notable vacancy rates include 41% vacancies for Youth Services Behavioral Specialists and 54% vacancy rate for Youth Counselors.
  • Operates juvenile court offices in 30 Court Services districts.
  • Operates five youth development centers that had an average daily population of 192 juveniles during 2025, with a bed capacity of 196.
  • Has reduced the number of youth committed to its Youth Development Centers since the passage of the Juvenile Reform Act in 1998 by 88% percent (from 1,360 in 1998 to 162 in 2025).
  • Operates ten juvenile detention centers and currently contracts with three county-operated detention centers (Brunswick, Durham, and Guilford, with a Madison County-run facility of 25 beds closing in July 2025).
  • Had a state appropriation of $238,943,781 in fiscal year 2024-2025
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