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Juvenile Delinquency in Huntingdon, PA

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Huntingdon County, juvenile delinquency issues are on the rise. There are many reasons for the rise in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Pennsylvania often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of crimes, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 124 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Huntingdon County. Of that total, 42% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 52 court cases. Another 51% were dependency cases that accounted for 63 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,485
Dependency408
Status44

Government of Huntingdon County, PA

County Seat: Huntingdon
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1787
Total Square Miles: 889
2019 Population: 45,491
Persons/Square Mile: 0.02
County Contact: 223 Penn St
County Courthouse
Huntingdon , PA 16652-1457
http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/

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