According to "A Study of Juvenile Cases" produced by the Ministry of Justice, family factors account for most juvenile crime. In 1997, 98.87 % of youth crimes were attributed to poor parenting or family breakup.
根據法務部對台灣地區「少年事件個案調查報告」的資料顯示，少年犯罪原因中以家庭因素的比例最高，而且逐年增高，民國八十六年，因父母管教不當和家庭破碎兩個因素犯罪的，佔百分之九十八．八七。