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Juvenile Delinquency in Russell, VA

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Russell 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 148 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Russell County. Of that total, 59% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 87 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,748
Dependency0
Status1,747

Government of Russell County, VA

County Seat: Lebanon
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1786
Total Square Miles: 477
2019 Population: 27,048
Persons/Square Mile: 0.02