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Juvenile Delinquency in Prince William, VA

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Prince William 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 1010 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Prince William County. Of that total, 76% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 767 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency9,332
Dependency0
Status3,480

Government of Prince William County, VA

County Seat: Manassas
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1731
Total Square Miles: 348
2019 Population: 463,023
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00
County Contact: 1 County Complex Ct
County Government
Prince William , VA 22192-9201
http://www.pwcgov.org/