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Juvenile Delinquency in Tarrant, TX

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Tarrant 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 88 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Tarrant County. Of that total, 3% 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, Tarrant County, are focusing on family therapy and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future Tarrant County juvenile delinquency numbers will show whether or not this approach is working.

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency86
Dependency0
Status9,947

Government of Tarrant County, TX

County Seat: Fort Worth
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1849
Total Square Miles: 902
2019 Population: 2,054,475
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00

Tarrant County, TX Courts