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Juvenile Delinquency in Taney, MO

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

In 2017, a total of 384 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Taney County. Of that total, 39% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 148 court cases. Another 40% were dependency cases that accounted for 154 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency5,880
Dependency2,497
Status2,659

Government of Taney County, MO

County Seat: Forsyth
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1837
Total Square Miles: 652
2019 Population: 55,355
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01
County Contact: 132 David St
County Courthouse
Forsyth , MO 65653-5646
http://www.co.taney.mo.us/

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