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Juvenile gun offender program · Miami-Dade County

Juvenile gun violence intervention in Miami-Dade County.

A referral-only intervention service for youth ages 13 to 18 in Miami-Dade County with firearm-related charges. Youth are referred by the court and juvenile probation. The objective is to reduce youth firearm offenses, reoffending and gun violence.

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Why it matters

Youth firearm offenses are a public safety priority. In 2024, youth arrested in Miami-Dade faced 2,172 charges, and 190 of those charges involved a firearm. This service provides structured intervention for youth referred on firearm-related charges.

The service is part of We The Revolt’s juvenile justice work and its juvenile community violence intervention (JCVI) work in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Our juvenile justice work
Violence intervention

The numbers

Miami-Dade, by the numbers.

Each figure is reported as published by the issuing agency or study and is cited in the Sources section below. We The Revolt does not estimate or adjust any figure.

  • 100

    Miami-Dade residents killed in firearm homicides in 2025, 3.8 per 100,000 people.

    Florida Department of Health1

  • 34%

    rise in youth arrests in Florida from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25: 31,679 to 42,317.

    Florida Department of Juvenile Justice10

  • 1,630

    juvenile arrests processed in Miami-Dade from October 2024 to September 2025.

    Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department6

  • 132

    gun-related homicides in Miami-Dade in 2024. From 2020 to 2024, half of all gun homicides occurred in 11 ZIP codes.

    Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner8

  • 190

    of the 2,172 charges against youth arrested in Miami-Dade in 2024 involved a firearm.

    Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department8

  • 45%

    rise in youth gun possession arrests in Florida from FY 2018-19 to FY 2022-23, while all other youth arrests fell 19 percent.

    Florida juvenile justice data, via The Sentencing Project9

  • 6%

    of Florida middle and high school students carried a handgun in 2022, up from 3.7 percent in 2002.

    Pediatrics, 202511

  • 4,000+

    Florida children 17 and under treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds, 2018 to 2024.

    Florida Agency for Health Care Administration data14

  • 2nd

    leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 19 in 2024: firearm injuries.

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention13

Miami-Dade

Where youth gun violence is concentrated.

Juvenile arrests and firearm homicides in Miami-Dade are concentrated in a limited number of ZIP codes and county commission districts, as reported by the county.

Miami BeachHialeahDoralKendallCoral GablesCutler BayFlorida CityBiscayne BayAtlanticBroward County33147331423312833030331273315033056▲ rose▲ rose
  • A top five home ZIP code of arrested youth in a county report
  • Named for rising homicides only
  • ▲Homicides rose significantly, 2020 to 2024

A ZIP code here is where a youth resided when arrested, not where an offense happened. Arrest figures are bookings processed by Miami-Dade’s Juvenile Services Department.3, 4, 5 Homicide counts come from the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner, as analyzed by Scaling Safety.7 ZIP code shapes: U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

See the map as a table
ZIPAreaYouth arrests, 2010 to 2022Top 5 rank, 2023Top 5 rank, 2024Homicides 2020 / 2023 / 2024
33147West Little River, Gladeview, Liberty City2,6483231 / 18 / 5
33142Allapattah2,6092320 / 11 / 8
33128Downtown Miami1,98011
33030Homestead1,80355
33127City of Miami, north of downtown1,632
33150Miami Shores, El Portal, West Little River44
33056Miami Gardens

Youth arrests in Florida, by state fiscal year

  1. FY 2018-1954,834
  2. FY 2019-2045,433
  3. FY 2020-2131,679
  4. FY 2021-2237,043
  5. FY 2022-2343,528
  6. FY 2023-2445,238
  7. FY 2024-2542,317

Youth arrests in Florida, all offenses. Up 34 percent from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 (31,679 to 42,317). Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Delinquency Profile 2025.10

Youth arrests in Miami-Dade, recent years

  1. 20221,654
  2. 20231,725
  3. 20241,582
  4. FY 2024-251,630

Arrests processed by the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department. Calendar years, except FY 2024-25, the county fiscal year from October 2024 to September 2025, which overlaps 2024 by three months. In 2024 the 1,582 arrests carried 2,172 charges, and 190 of those charges, 9 percent, involved a firearm.3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Firearm homicides in 2024, by county commission district

  1. District 324
  2. District 924
  3. District 122
  4. District 221
  5. District 139
  6. District 68
  7. District 88
  8. District 75
  9. District 103
  10. District 52
  11. District 112
  12. District 40
  13. District 120
  14. Unknown4

Districts 1, 2, 3, 9 and 13, in orange, account for 76 percent of the 132. Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner, as reported to the Board of County Commissioners in May 2026.8

Firearm deaths and homicides among Miami-Dade residents, 2000 to 2022

010020030040020002003200620092012201520182022314firearm deaths223homicides
  • Firearm deaths, all intents
  • Homicides, all means

Hover or tap a year. Miami-Dade County residents, all ages. Firearm deaths include homicide, suicide and unintentional deaths. Death certificate records, Florida Department of Health.2

Florida

County by county.

Firearm homicide deaths in all 67 Florida counties, 2021 to 2025. Select a year, then a county. The dashed line marks Miami-Dade and Broward counties, our service area.

165 Greater MiamiMiami-Dade and Broward, our service area
  • Fewer than 1
  • 1 to 2.9
  • 3 to 4.9
  • 5 to 9.9
  • 10 or more
  • Fewer than 5 deaths: rate not reliable
  • Greater Miami: Miami-Dade and Broward

Deaths from homicide by firearm, by county of residence, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 people, all ages. Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, published on FLHealthCHARTS.1 A few deaths each year are not assigned to a county. These counts follow where a person lived. The Medical Examiner figures elsewhere on this page follow where a death happened, so the two differ slightly (for Miami-Dade in 2024, 127 and 132).

See every county as a table, 2021 to 2025
County20212022202320242025
Alachua25 (9.9)15 (4.8)8 (2.6)12 (3)9 (3)
Baker0 (0)2 (6.7*)2 (8.4*)1 (4.3*)3 (11.3*)
Bay7 (4.1)4 (2.6*)9 (5.1)5 (2.7)9 (4.7)
Bradford1 (3*)1 (3.8*)0 (0)4 (14.3*)2 (8.7*)
Brevard29 (6.1)38 (6.8)30 (5.1)28 (4.8)14 (2)
Broward123 (6.8)126 (7)127 (7.2)102 (5.7)65 (3.6)
Calhoun0 (0)0 (0)1 (4.9*)2 (11.6*)0 (0)
Charlotte4 (2.8*)3 (2.9*)5 (3.7)6 (5.4)5 (2.8)
Citrus6 (6.1)9 (8)4 (1.9*)8 (6.7)3 (2.1*)
Clay8 (3.8)10 (5.1)6 (2.5)8 (3.6)9 (4.2)
Collier7 (2.3)9 (3.2)4 (1.5*)5 (1.8)9 (3.2)
Columbia7 (11.8)4 (7.2*)6 (9.4)2 (3.2*)1 (1.5*)
DeSoto2 (6.5*)1 (3*)1 (3.3*)2 (7*)1 (3.4*)
Dixie0 (0)2 (15.8*)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Duval109 (11.3)132 (13.5)125 (12.2)60 (5.9)86 (8.1)
Escambia31 (9.9)27 (8.7)28 (8.8)38 (11.4)14 (4.4)
Flagler1 (1*)3 (3.6*)5 (6)1 (0.9*)1 (0.3*)
Franklin2 (16.6*)0 (0)0 (0)1 (8.5*)0 (0)
Gadsden9 (21.2)11 (30.8)8 (19.9)9 (22)8 (21.8)
Gilchrist0 (0)1 (7*)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Glades1 (10.8*)1 (3.5*)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Gulf0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (8.5*)0 (0)
Hamilton3 (23.8*)6 (49.9)3 (23.9*)1 (5*)3 (24.8*)
Hardee1 (3*)0 (0)2 (10.8*)2 (7.7*)0 (0)
Hendry0 (0)2 (6.1*)1 (2.9*)3 (7.2*)3 (5.7*)
Hernando5 (3.6)7 (3.5)8 (3.9)6 (3.9)5 (2.1)
Highlands4 (6.2*)3 (4.1*)7 (8.4)8 (8.4)6 (7.9)
Hillsborough81 (5.5)83 (5.5)63 (4.1)63 (3.9)48 (3)
Holmes0 (0)2 (8.7*)2 (8.6*)1 (5.4*)0 (0)
Indian River4 (4*)4 (4*)3 (2.1*)7 (5.1)3 (1.2*)
Jackson2 (4.8*)3 (6.2*)3 (6.3*)1 (1.4*)2 (3.3*)
Jefferson0 (0)1 (3.1*)2 (18.1*)1 (8.7*)0 (0)
Lafayette0 (0)1 (13*)0 (0)1 (12*)0 (0)
Lake18 (5.3)17 (5.2)11 (2.9)6 (1.7)9 (2.5)
Lee32 (5.3)30 (5.1)21 (2.8)20 (2.9)12 (1.6)
Leon15 (4)12 (3.4)20 (5.8)17 (5.3)18 (5.9)
Levy1 (3.5*)0 (0)3 (8.8*)4 (8.7*)1 (2.5*)
Liberty1 (13.8*)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (10.2*)
Madison1 (7.1*)1 (7.2*)0 (0)0 (0)4 (23.5*)
Manatee12 (3.6)12 (3.5)10 (2.8)18 (5.3)12 (2.8)
Marion21 (7)18 (5.8)28 (8.8)15 (4.7)14 (3.8)
Martin6 (3.5)6 (2.9)1 (0.9*)2 (1.2*)3 (2.1*)
Miami-Dade181 (6.6)199 (7.5)143 (5.4)127 (4.9)100 (3.8)
Monroe1 (2.1*)2 (2.3*)3 (4.8*)0 (0)2 (3*)
Nassau6 (6.5)2 (2.9*)3 (3.6*)1 (1.2*)7 (7.5)
Okaloosa11 (5.7)11 (5.3)5 (2.2)2 (0.7*)7 (3.2)
Okeechobee2 (5.6*)0 (0)3 (7.5*)0 (0)4 (9.8*)
Orange78 (5.1)97 (6.4)88 (5.6)53 (3.4)44 (2.8)
Osceola16 (4)13 (3.1)13 (3)12 (2.7)10 (2)
Palm Beach82 (6.7)71 (5.6)61 (4.5)60 (4.7)52 (3.8)
Pasco11 (1.9)18 (3.7)18 (3.1)13 (2.4)19 (3)
Pinellas54 (6.6)25 (3.1)21 (2.7)30 (3.6)18 (2.3)
Polk38 (5.8)29 (4.3)30 (4)22 (2.9)17 (2.2)
Putnam6 (11.2)3 (4.5*)7 (10.3)7 (11.3)1 (2*)
Santa Rosa8 (4.1)4 (2*)6 (3.3)8 (4)5 (2.4)
Sarasota9 (2.5)9 (2.6)8 (2.4)12 (3.7)9 (2.5)
Seminole14 (3)16 (3.6)19 (4.2)10 (2)10 (2)
St. Johns9 (3.8)7 (2.7)7 (3)1 (0.5*)3 (1*)
St. Lucie13 (4.9)22 (7.5)21 (7)18 (5.6)9 (2.5)
Sumter3 (4.7*)5 (11)1 (0.2*)2 (0.3*)1 (1.4*)
Suwannee2 (4.5*)1 (1.4*)0 (0)2 (6*)1 (2.5*)
Taylor0 (0)0 (0)3 (15.2*)2 (10.1*)3 (17.7*)
Union0 (0)1 (7.7*)0 (0)1 (5.8*)0 (0)
Volusia21 (4.4)22 (4.4)17 (3.4)15 (2.9)11 (2.2)
Wakulla1 (2.7*)0 (0)2 (5.9*)2 (4.5*)2 (6*)
Walton4 (4.9*)3 (4.3*)3 (4*)1 (1.2*)2 (2.7*)
Washington1 (4.6*)0 (0)3 (12.4*)1 (4.9*)1 (3.9*)

Deaths, with the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 in brackets. * Fewer than five deaths; the Department of Health treats these rates as unstable.

01

Referral only.

Youth are referred by the court and juvenile probation. The service does not accept public enrollment.

02

Public safety.

The service addresses firearm possession and use by youth. Its objective is to reduce reoffending and gun violence in Miami-Dade County.

03

Miami-Dade and Broward.

We The Revolt staff and volunteers serve youth in each juvenile detention center in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and continue support for youth and families through re-entry.

An empty judge's bench in a courtroom

For referring agencies

Judges, courts and probation.

Judicial officers, court staff, defense counsel and juvenile probation officers may contact our team to discuss a referral. Program details are provided to referring agencies on request.

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Questions

What people ask.

Is there a juvenile gun offender program in Miami-Dade County?

Yes. We The Revolt provides a juvenile gun offender intervention service for youth ages 13 to 18 in Miami-Dade County with firearm-related charges. Youth are referred by the court and juvenile probation.

Who can refer a youth?

Referrals come from the court and juvenile probation in Miami-Dade County. The service does not accept public enrollment.

I am a parent. How can my child take part?

Speak with your child’s attorney or juvenile probation officer. Participation is by court or probation referral only.

What ages does it serve?

Youth ages 13 to 18.

The law in Florida

What a gun charge means for a minor.

Florida law bars anyone under 18 from possessing a firearm, outside narrow exceptions for supervised hunting, marksmanship and recreational shooting.12

  1. First offenseA first-degree misdemeanor, up to 5 days in secure detention, and 100 hours of community service or paid work.
  2. Second offenseA third-degree felony, up to 21 days in secure detention, and 100 to 250 hours of community service or paid work.
  3. Third or moreThe minor is adjudicated delinquent and committed to a residential program.

A finding that a minor committed the offense counts as a prior offense even when the court withholds adjudication. Section 790.22(5), Florida Statutes, 2026.12

Sources

Where every number comes from.

Each figure on this page is cited to its original public source. Retrieved November 9, 2026.

  1. Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Deaths from Homicide by Firearms Discharge, by county, age-adjusted rate per 100,000. FLHealthCHARTS. Source.
  2. Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County. Trends and Percent Change in Causes of Injury Deaths, Miami-Dade County Residents, All Ages, 2000 to 2022. Source: death certificate records, Office of Vital Statistics. Source.
  3. Warner, T. C., Avalos, M., Ye, S., Mercado, D., Cordova, J. and Marshall, B. Trends in Youth Arrests in Miami-Dade County: 2010 to 2022. Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust, September 2023. Juvenile Services Department arrest data. Source.
  4. Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. 2023 End of Year Report. Source.
  5. Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. 2024 End of Year Report. Source.
  6. Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. FY 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Performance Report (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025). Office of Management and Budget. Source.
  7. Scaling Safety. Two Miami-Dade ZIP Codes Experienced Historic Drops in Homicide, August 2025. Homicide counts by ZIP code from the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner, 2020 to 2024. Source.
  8. Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Agenda Item 3(B), resolution approving the FY 2025-26 Peace and Prosperity Plan, adopted May 5, 2026. Mayor’s memorandum and Exhibits B through D. Data: Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner; Juvenile Services Department and Quest Analytics; Department of Juvenile Justice Information System. Source.
  9. Mendel, R. From Punishment to Prevention: A Better Approach to Addressing Youth Gun Possession. The Sentencing Project, June 12, 2025. Florida figures from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Profile; national figures from FBI Crime in the United States. Source.
  10. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Delinquency Profile 2025, Dashboard: Statewide, Intake, Arrests, All Offenses, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25. Source.
  11. Trends in Carrying Handguns Among Florida Adolescents: 2002-2022. Pediatrics, August 2025 (online July 7, 2025). Colorado School of Public Health. Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, 701,649 surveys. As summarized by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Source.
  12. The 2026 Florida Statutes, section 790.22, Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties. Source.
  13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fast Facts: Firearm Injury and Death. WISQARS fatal injury data, 2024. Reviewed September 2, 2026. Source.
  14. KFF Health News, with The Trace, Action News Jax and WFTV. Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children, August 25, 2026. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration hospital data, 2018 to 2024. Source.

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