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Juvenile Delinquency in Travis, TX

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

In 2017, a total of 1053 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Travis County. Of that total, 93% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 976 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency3,597
Dependency0
Status8,681

Government of Travis County, TX

County Seat: Austin
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1840
Total Square Miles: 1,023
2019 Population: 1,226,698
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00

Travis County, TX Courts