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Juvenile Delinquency in Franklin, VA

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

In 2017, a total of 447 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Franklin County. Of that total, 69% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 309 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency6,357
Dependency0
Status1,687

Government of Franklin County, VA

County Seat: Rocky Mount
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1785
Total Square Miles: 712
2019 Population: 56,445
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01