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Juvenile Delinquency in Fredericksburg City, VA

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

In 2017, a total of 206 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Fredericksburg City County. Of that total, 89% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 184 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency5,799
Dependency0
Status983