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Juvenile Delinquency in Spartanburg, SC

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

In 2015, a total of 423 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Spartanburg County. Of that total, 95% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 403 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency16,635
Dependency0
Status2,109

Government of Spartanburg County, SC

County Seat: Spartanburg
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1785
Total Square Miles: 819
2019 Population: 306,854
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00
County Contact: 366 N Church St Main Level Ste.1100
County Courthouse
Spartanburg , SC 29303-3637
https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/

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