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Juvenile Delinquency in Sussex, DE

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

In 2017, a total of 811 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Sussex County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 811 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency836
Dependency619
Status0

Government of Sussex County, DE

County Seat: Georgetown
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1680
Total Square Miles: 1,196
2019 Population: 225,322
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01

Sussex County, DE Courts