• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Race - African American/Black [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Race - Asian [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Race - American Indian [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Race - Other/Unknown [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Race - White [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Ethnicity - Hispanic [view data]
• OCFS Placements - JD Placements by Ethnicity - Non-Hispanic [view data]

The NYS Office of Children and Family Services has responsibility for providing residential and aftercare services to youth adjudicated in either the family or adult court. A placement refers to a court order placing a youth in the custody of OCFS. All youth placed with OCFS are either adjudicated as juvenile delinquents by the Family Court system or juvenile offenders (designated felons sentenced through the criminal courts). Juvenile delinquents (JD) are defined in Section 301.2 of the Family Court Act as persons over the age of 7, but under the age of 16, who have committed what would be crimes against persons (e.g., assault, robbery and sexual offenses) and against property (e.g., arson). Juvenile Offenders (between the age of 13 and 15 years) and Restrictive Juvenile Delinquents (JDs committing specific designated felony acts) have committed a serious crime that, if committed by an adult, would be a "designated felony." The list of designated felonies is similar to the Penal Law list of violent felonies (e.g., assault in the first degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and rape in the first degree).

OCFS placements by ethnicity present the number and percentage of youth of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity who were placed with OCFS in a given year.

Placements for Hispanic youth is calculated by dividing the number of Hispanic youth in placement during a given year by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

Placements for Non-Hispanic youth is calculated by dividing the number of Non-Hispanic youth in placement during a given year by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

OCFS placements by race presents the number and percentage of youth who identify with a particular race placed with OCFS in a given year.

Placements for youth who identify as African American is calculated by dividing the number of youth in placement during a given year who identify themselves as African American by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

Placements for youth who identify as American Indian is calculated by dividing the number of youth in placement during a given year who identify themselves as Native American by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

Placements for youth who identify as Asian is calculated by dividing the number of youth in placement during a given year who identify themselves as Asian by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

Placements for youth who identify as White is calculated by dividing the number of youth in placement during a given year who identify themselves as White by the total number of youth in placement during that year.

Placements for youth who identify as Other is calculated by dividing the number of youth in placement during a given year who identify themselves as 'other' (i.e., not one of the groups listed above) by the total number of youth in placement during that year.