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Juvenile Delinquency in Tate, MS

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

In 2017, a total of 85 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Tate County. Of that total, 76% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 65 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency784
Dependency0
Status144

Government of Tate County, MS

County Seat: Senatobia
Government Type: County
Authority: Home Rule
Year Organized: 1873
Total Square Miles: 411
2019 Population: 28,441
Persons/Square Mile: 0.01
County Contact: 201 Ward St S
County Courthouse
Senatobia , MS 38668-2659