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Juvenile Delinquency in Morrill, NE

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

In 2017, a total of 22 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Morrill County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 22 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency348
Dependency62
Status104

Government of Morrill County, NE

County Seat: Bridgeport
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1908
Total Square Miles: 1,430
2019 Population: 4,836
Persons/Square Mile: 0.30
County Contact: PO BOX 610
County Courthouse
Bridgeport , NE 69336-0610
http://www.morrillcounty.ne.gov/