The line graph compares the percentage changes in total juvenile crime arrests for individuals under 18 across urban, suburban, and rural areas from 1995 to 1998.
Overall, suburban and rural areas exhibited significant fluctuations, while urban areas followed a steadier trend. By 1998, all three regions experienced negative percentages, with rural areas showing the steepest decline.
In 1995, urban areas began at around 2%, maintaining a stable trend until 1997 before declining slightly to -2% in 1998. Suburban areas showed the most dramatic changes, starting at 3% in 1995, peaking at 8% in 1996, and then plummeting sharply to -3% by the end of the period. Similarly, rural areas rose from 1% in 1995 to a peak of 4% in 1996, after which they saw a significant drop, finishing at -5% in 1998.
While urban areas remained relatively consistent throughout, suburban and rural areas initially showed increases but experienced sharp declines after 1996, ending with larger negative changes than urban areas.