Juvenile Delinquency in Middlesex, MA
Unfortunately, in many areas of the Middlesex County, juvenile delinquency offenses are on the rise. There are many reasons for the inflation in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Massachusetts often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of charges, and other family matters.
In 2017, a total of 1187 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Middlesex County. Of that total, 0% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 1 court cases. Another 32% were dependency cases that accounted for 374 of the juvenile cases.
A lot of counties, including, Middlesex County, are focusing on family counseling and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future Middlesex County juvenile delinquency tallies will show whether or not this approach is working.
Juvenile Cases | Number of cases |
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Delinquency | 954 |
Dependency | 6,751 |
Status | 13,341 |
Middlesex County, MA Courts
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Ayer District Court
Address: 25 East Main St, Ayer, MA 1432
Phone: 978-772-2100 -
Cambridge District Court
Address: 4040 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 2155
Phone: 781-306-2715 -
Concord District Court
Address: 305 Walden St, Concord, MA 1742
Phone: 978-369-0500 -
Framingham District Court
Address: 600 Concord St., PO Box 1969, Framingham, MA 1701
Phone: 508-875-7461 -
Lowell District Court
Address: 41 Hurd St, Lowell, MA 1852
Phone: 978-459-4101 -
Malden District Court
Address: 89 Summer St., Malden, MA 2148
Phone: 781-322-7500 -
Marlborough District Court
Address: 45 Williams St, Marlborough, MA 1752
Phone: 508-485-3700 -
Newton District Court
Address: 1309 Washington St, West Newton, MA 2465
Phone: 617-244-3600 -
Somerville District Court
Address: 175 Fellsway, Somerville, MA 2145
Phone: 617-666-8000 -
Waltham District Court
Address: 38 Linden Street, Waltham, MA 2452
Phone: 781-894-4500