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Juvenile Delinquency in Covington City, VA

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

In 2017, a total of 42 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Covington City County. Of that total, 55% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 23 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,094
Dependency0
Status406