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Juvenile Delinquency in Washington, MD

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

In 2017, a total of 663 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Washington County. Of that total, 99% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 654 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency19,056
Dependency0
Status2,489

Government of Washington County, MD

County Seat: Hagerstown
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1776
Total Square Miles: 467
2019 Population: 150,578
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00
County Contact: 100 W Washington St
County Courthouse Annex
Hagerstown , MD 21740-4727
https://www.washco-md.net/

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