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Juvenile Delinquency in Howard, TX

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

In 2017, a total of 82 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Howard County. Of that total, 77% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 63 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency3,652
Dependency0
Status682

Government of Howard County, TX

County Seat: Big Spring
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1876
Total Square Miles: 904
2019 Population: 36,040
Persons/Square Mile: 0.03
County Contact: 300 S Main St
County Courthouse
Big Spring , TX 79720-2558
http://www.co.howard.tx.us