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Juvenile Delinquency in Worcester, MA

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

In 2017, a total of 1348 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Worcester County. Of that total, 0% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 1 court cases. Another 46% were dependency cases that accounted for 621 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency53
Dependency9,126
Status13,001

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