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Juvenile Delinquency in Mercer, NJ

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

In 2017, a total of 1787 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Mercer County. Of that total, 49% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 879 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency8,545
Dependency0
Status5,147

Government of Mercer County, NJ

County Seat: Trenton
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1838
Total Square Miles: 229
2019 Population: 374,733
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00