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Juvenile Delinquency in De Kalb, IN

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

In 2017, a total of 223 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of De Kalb County. Of that total, 27% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 61 court cases. Another 73% were dependency cases that accounted for 162 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency3,436
Dependency4,104
Status1,385