This dataset captures counts of youth entering detention in a calendar year by their home borough and community district. Each line of the data is the count of youth admitted to detention from a borough/community district. The data a drawn from the Juvenile Detention Automated System (JDAS) annually. The data are geocoded. There is always a small number of records for which the home bough and/or community district cannot be determined.

reported as per Local Law 44. Number and percentage of child abuse allegations reported and indicated during the reporting period

The Flash report provides monthly performance data on key ACS child welfare, child care, and juvenile justice functions such as children using vouchers for child care, child protective caseloads, and the number of admissions to detention.
Each row of data in the Excel file posted to Open Data is a distinct measure in the Flash Report.The columns are the month of the data. Data are updated semiannually in September and April using data from queries of administrative data systems and data provided directly from program areas.
A graphic version of the Flash Report is posted monthly to the ACS internet webpage
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/about/flashindicators.page

For the User Guide, please follow this link.

For the Data Dictionary, please follow this link.