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Juvenile Delinquency in Stone, MS

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

In 2017, a total of 40 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Stone County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 40 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency285
Dependency0
Status7

Government of Stone County, MS

County Seat: Wiggins
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1916
Total Square Miles: 448
2019 Population: 18,112
Persons/Square Mile: 0.02
County Contact: PO BOX 7
County Courthouse
Wiggins , MS 39577-0007
http://www.stonecountygov.com/

Stone County, MS Courts