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Juvenile Delinquency in Greenup, KY

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

In 1997, a total of 321 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Greenup County. Of that total, 55% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 178 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency178
Dependency0
Status143

Government of Greenup County, KY

County Seat: Greenup
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1804
Total Square Miles: 354
2019 Population: 35,518
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01