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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
Delinquency954
Dependency6,751
Status13,341

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