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Juvenile Delinquency in Windsor, VT

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

In 2017, a total of 129 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Windsor County. Of that total, 20% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 26 court cases. Another 80% were dependency cases that accounted for 103 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,764
Dependency1,261
Status243

Government of Windsor County, VT

County Seat: Woodstock
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1781
Total Square Miles: 977
2019 Population: 55,100
Persons/Square Mile: 0.02

Windsor County, VT Courts