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Juvenile Delinquency in Montour, PA

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

In 2017, a total of 8 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Montour County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 8 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency766
Dependency12
Status0

Government of Montour County, PA

County Seat: Danville
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1850
Total Square Miles: 132
2019 Population: 18,272
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01