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Juvenile Delinquency in Poquoson City, VA

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

In 2017, a total of 74 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Poquoson City County. Of that total, 86% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 64 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency953
Dependency0
Status167