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Juvenile Delinquency in Indian River, FL

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

In 2017, a total of 421 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Indian River County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 421 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency12,921
Dependency0
Status183

Government of Indian River County, FL

County Seat: Vero Beach
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1925
Total Square Miles: 617
2019 Population: 154,383
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00
County Contact: 1800 27Th St
County Administration Building
Vero Beach , FL 32960-0310
http://www.ircgov.com

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