31% of NZ boys appear in court before their 25th birthday.
45% of NZ boys reported adolescent-limited delinquency such as vandalism, carrying hidden weapons, arson, running away, truancy, selling drugs, buying alcohol underage, fighting in public places, shoplifting, burglary and buying and selling stolen goods.
1999-2000, violence has risen by 32% per cent, robberies have risen by 55%, grievous assaults have risen by 70% and sex crimes have risen by 15%.
Internationally, from 1982 to 2002 juvenile crime grew 200%
Nearly two out of three adolescents at age 18 have one or more diagnosable mental health disorder.
In 2003, among 15–24 year-olds 23.8% of all deaths were attributed to suicide.
Troubled teenagers flooded counselling helplines in 2006 with more than 700,000 calls to disclose problems such as sexual abuse, bullying, violence, depression and self-harm.
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