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Juvenile Delinquency in Summit, OH

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Summit 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 258 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Summit County. Of that total, 1% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 2 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 1 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency76
Dependency9,597
Status7,464

Government of Summit County, OH

County Seat: Akron
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1840
Total Square Miles: 420
2019 Population: 541,228
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00
County Contact: 175 S Main St
County Administration Building
Akron , OH 44308-1306
http://www.co.summit.oh.us/