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Juvenile Delinquency in Multnomah, OR

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

In 2017, a total of 1071 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Multnomah County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 1070 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency11,130
Dependency998
Status207

Government of Multnomah County, OR

County Seat: Portland
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1854
Total Square Miles: 466
2019 Population: 807,555
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00

Multnomah County, OR Courts