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Juvenile Delinquency in Waynesboro City, VA

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Waynesboro 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 229 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Waynesboro City County. Of that total, 69% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 158 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency3,462
Dependency0
Status585