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Juvenile Delinquency in Mclean, KY

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

In 1997, a total of 180 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Mclean County. Of that total, 61% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 109 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency109
Dependency0
Status71

Government of McLean County, KY

County Seat: Calhoun
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1854
Total Square Miles: 256
2019 Population: 9,201
Persons/Square Mile: 0.03