` Columbia BID Project

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Justice

IndicatorRegionCategoryBaselineMost RecentTrend

Relative Rate Index for Minority Youth
Boone CountyTotal6.80 in 20185.19 in 2021
State of MissouriTotal2.00 in 20181.94 in 2021--
Equity Statement: In Boone County, Black youth are more than five times more likely to be referred to juvenile court than White youth. [View more]

Interpersonal Violence

IndicatorRegionCategoryBaselineMost RecentTrend

Child Abuse/Neglect Rate
Boone CountyTotal2.50 per 1,000 in 20173.02 per 1,000 in 2021
State of MissouriTotal3.60 per 1,000 in 20173.40 per 1,000 in 2021--
IndicatorRegionCategoryBaselineMost RecentTrend

Domestic Violence
Boone CountyTotal8.8 per 1,000 in 201611.2 per 1,000 in 2020
State of MissouriTotal7.3 per 1,000 in 20167.0 per 1,000 in 2020--