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Juvenile Delinquency in Brown, OH

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

In 2017, a total of 394 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Brown County. Of that total, 55% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 216 court cases. Another 29% were dependency cases that accounted for 113 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency6,190
Dependency1,905
Status1,770

Government of Brown County, OH

County Seat: Georgetown
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1817
Total Square Miles: 493
2019 Population: 43,576
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01
County Contact: 800 Mount Orab Pike
County Administration Building
Georgetown , OH 45121-1149
http://www.browncountyohio.gov/

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