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Juvenile Delinquency in Freestone, TX

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Freestone County, juvenile delinquency crimes are on the rise. There are many reasons for the increase in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Texas often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of offenses, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 15 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Freestone County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 15 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency644
Dependency0
Status14

Government of Freestone County, TX

County Seat: Fairfield
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1850
Total Square Miles: 892
2019 Population: 19,625
Persons/Square Mile: 0.05
County Contact: PO BOX 1010
County Courthouse
Fairfield , TX 75840-0019
http://www.co.freestone.tx.us