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Juvenile Delinquency in De Witt, TX

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

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

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency2,936
Dependency0
Status155