I really want to see a heat map of this phenomena. I have a feeling there is strong geographic and urban/rural differences here. I would also like to see the percentage of the population that has been arrested by age.

This statistic is definitely not representative of where I live, that being said I don't disbelieve it, I just want to understand the details.

P.S. I am also disgusted when children are charged as adults. Maybe (probably) there needs to be a middle classification of age legally, but lacking that, it is better to error by being to lenient for the youth. The other day I saw a 12 year old girl was being changed with murder, as an adult- ridiculous!