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Juvenile Delinquency in Shelby, IA

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

In 2017, a total of 29 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Shelby County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 29 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency746
Dependency80
Status5

Government of Shelby County, IA

County Seat: Harlan
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1851
Total Square Miles: 591
2019 Population: 11,628
Persons/Square Mile: 0.05
County Contact: 612 Court St
County Courthouse
Harlan , IA 51537-1464
http://www.shco.org