The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) is administered biennially and collects information from secure and non-secure residential placement facilities that hold youth who were charged with or adjudicated for law violations. These law violations encompass both delinquency offenses and status offenses. Unless noted otherwise, this bulletin focuses on youth under age 21 who are in residential placement after being charged with or adjudicated for an offense. As used in this bulletin, "youth" always refers to those held for an offense. The CJRP shows that the number of youth in placement continues to decline. Between 1997 and 2019, the number of youth in residential placement decreased 65% to 36,479, its lowest level since the data collection began in 1997 when 105,055 youth were held in out-of-home placement. The decrease in the number of youth held for an offense in public facilities was slightly less than the decrease in the number held in private facilities during the same time period (down 64% and 68%, respectively). The number of public facilities decreased 18% between 1997 and 2019, compared with 65% for private facilities. [Written with assistance from Charles Puzzanchera. For the 2017 report, see ED609091.]