Figures released by Merseyside Police show that the force used the sanction 47 times between January 2010 and March 2012, whilst Hampshire Constabulary used it 87 times and Norfolk Constabulary used it 39 times.
This compares to a total of 8,404 reprimands and final warnings being used across the three forces during the same period.
The Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) suggested that the low levels of use in the trial indicate the youth conditional caution may not be seen as a useful tool by the police.
Youth conditional cautions and simple cautions will replace the existing system of reprimands and final warnings in spring next year.
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