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Juvenile Delinquency in Liberty, MT

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

In 2017, a total of 5 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Liberty County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 5 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency31
Dependency0
Status0

Government of Liberty County, MT

County Seat: Chester
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1920
Total Square Miles: 1,447
2019 Population: 2,427
Persons/Square Mile: 0.60
County Contact: 111 First Street East
PO Box 459
Chester , MT 59522-0459
http://co.liberty.mt.us/