Teen Family Facts

Teen Family Facts:

The U.S. has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households, with almost a quarter (23%) of U.S. children under 18 living with one parent (Pew Research Center).
In 2019, 15.76 million children were living with a female parent with no spouse compared to 3.23 million children living with a male parent (www.statista.com).
Teenagers aged 12 to 20 years consume 11% of alcohol in the United States, leading to 4,300 deaths per year according to CDC reports.

The rate of violent teenage crime corresponds with the number of families abandoned by fathers (The Heritage Foundation).
A 10% increase in children living in single-parent homes leads to a 17% increase in juvenile crime.
High-crime neighborhoods are characterized by high concentrations of families abandoned by fathers.
In 2016, there were about 215,000 serious violent crimes committed by youths between the ages of 12 and 17 in the United States (www.statista.com).
57% of violent crimes committed by juveniles occur on school days.
Teens take more risks while in groups and are treated like adults for serious crimes under the justice system.
In 2018, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made an estimated 728,280 arrests of persons under age 18 (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention).