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Juvenile Delinquency in Greenlee, AZ

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Greenlee County, juvenile delinquency offenses are on the rise. There are many reasons for the inflation in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Arizona often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of charges, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 44 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Greenlee County. Of that total, 68% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 30 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

A lot of counties, including, Greenlee County, are focusing on family counseling and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future Greenlee County juvenile delinquency tallies will show whether or not this approach is working.

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,723
Dependency0
Status555

Government of Greenlee County, AZ

County Seat: Clifton
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1909
Total Square Miles: 1,848
2019 Population: 9,455
Persons/Square Mile: 0.20

Greenlee County, AZ Courts