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Juvenile Delinquency in Lunenburg, VA

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

In 2017, a total of 109 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Lunenburg County. Of that total, 79% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 86 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

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

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency1,970
Dependency0
Status317

Government of Lunenburg County, VA

County Seat: Lunenburg
Government Type: County
Authority: Dillon's Rule
Year Organized: 1746
Total Square Miles: 432
2019 Population: 12,235
Persons/Square Mile: 0.04