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Juvenile Delinquency in De Soto, FL

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

In 2017, a total of 150 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of De Soto County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 150 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency4,268
Dependency0
Status0