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Juvenile Delinquency in Brookings, SD

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

In 2017, a total of 153 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Brookings County. Of that total, 58% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 88 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,462
Dependency0
Status616

Government of Brookings County, SD

County Seat: Brookings
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1892
Total Square Miles: 805
2019 Population: 34,255
Persons/Square Mile: 0.02

Brookings County, SD Courts