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Juvenile Delinquency in Leon, FL

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Leon 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 970 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Leon County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 970 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency17,252
Dependency0
Status516

Government of Leon County, FL

County Seat: Tallahassee
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1824
Total Square Miles: 702
2019 Population: 290,292
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00

Leon County, FL Courts