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Juvenile Delinquency in Roberts, SD

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

In 2017, a total of 86 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Roberts County. Of that total, 63% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 54 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,695
Dependency0
Status970

Government of Roberts County, SD

County Seat: Sisseton
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1883
Total Square Miles: 1,136
2019 Population: 10,278
Persons/Square Mile: 0.11
County Contact: 411 2Nd Ave E
County Courthouse
Sisseton , SD 57262-1453
http://roberts.sdcounties.org/