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Juvenile Delinquency in Dallas, TX

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

In 2017, a total of 556 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Dallas County. Of that total, 1% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 3 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency126
Dependency0
Status10,088

Government of Dallas County, TX

County Seat: Dallas
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1846
Total Square Miles: 909
2019 Population: 2,618,148
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00

Dallas County, TX Courts