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Juvenile Delinquency in Yellow Medicine, MN

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Yellow Medicine County, juvenile delinquency issues are on the rise. There are many reasons for the rise in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Minnesota often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of crimes, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 71 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Yellow Medicine County. Of that total, 56% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 40 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency794
Dependency0
Status553

Government of Yellow Medicine County, MN

County Seat: Granite Falls
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1871
Total Square Miles: 763
2019 Population: 9,867
Persons/Square Mile: 0.08

Yellow Medicine County, MN Courts