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Juvenile Delinquency in Henrico, VA

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Henrico 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 863 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Henrico County. Of that total, 48% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 410 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency9,414
Dependency0
Status5,890

Government of Henrico County, VA

County Seat: Henrico
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1611
Total Square Miles: 245
2019 Population: 327,898
Persons/Square Mile: 0.00