Survey: 70 percent of young criminals are children of migrants

A survey has found that more than 70 percent of juvenile offenders, both in cities and rural areas, are the children of migrants, according to an organizer of the survey.

Song Yinghui, a professor of criminal law at Beijing Normal University, said the survey is based on a sample of nearly 400 minors who committed crimes in selected provinces and municipalities nationwide.

More than 60 percent of the juveniles do not live with their parents, and more than 75 percent have dropped out of school, the survey found.