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Juvenile Delinquency in Bronx, NY

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

In 2017, a total of 956 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Bronx County. Of that total, 81% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 772 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency6,355
Dependency2,766
Status8,403

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