Data for Juvenile Index Crimes by Census Tract

[KimberlyBarrett]

Hello-

I am wondering if someone may help me locate some very particular data.

I am trying to find index arrest counts for juveniles (age 17 and under) by census tract.  I would need all index offenses individually (i.e., arrest rates for homicide, arrest rate for criminal sexual assault, arrest rate for robbery, etc.). 

I need this information for the city of Chicago, by Census Tract or by the 77 Chicago Community Areas.  My unit of analysis is Chicago Community area, but if I have the census tract, I will be able to aggregate up.

Finally, I need this data for the year 2007.  I am unable to find this data on the city of Chicago's website.  I was able to obtain this information by police beat, but, about 40% of police beats overlap into multiple Community Areas. 

I know it is a tall order, but, if anyone knows how I could get this information, it would be very much appreciated!!

Thank you!

[JoeBorgione]

Chicago PD would be the first place I'd look.  That is a tall order; the thing about data and data analyses is sometimes you have to take what you can get; if it's by beats or what ever, you'll need to do some manipulation to get it into census tracks.  Given that it's data about children, that makes it even tougher...