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Juvenile Delinquency in Ferry, WA

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

In 2017, a total of 42 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Ferry County. Of that total, 71% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 30 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency340
Dependency199
Status211

Government of Ferry County, WA

County Seat: Republic
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1899
Total Square Miles: 2,257
2019 Population: 7,594
Persons/Square Mile: 0.30