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Juvenile Delinquency in York, ME

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

In 2017, a total of 355 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of York County. Of that total, 66% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 235 court cases. Another 34% were dependency cases that accounted for 120 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency4,907
Dependency647
Status462

Government of York County, ME

County Seat: Alfred
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1636
Total Square Miles: 1,270
2019 Population: 204,191
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01

York County, ME Courts