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.. GRAPH I COMPARISON OF ClllLDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY TYPE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1972.1975

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'Thousands Page sa' Graph I Children's Cases Disposed of by Type Years Ended June 30, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1973 ...... 3 Analysis of Children's Cases Disposed of by the Juvenile Courts Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1975 ...... 4 Tables All Oth~ I Comparison of Children's Cases Disposed of by Type Years Ended June 30, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 ••••••••••.•••.•••••• 6 65' II Official and Unofficial Cases Disposed of by Total Cities and Counties, Year Ended June 30, 1975 ...... 6 III Children's Cases Disposed of by Delinquency and Traffic Violation by Total Cities and Counties, Year Ended June 30, 1975 •••••.•.••.•••.• 7 IV Children's Cases Disposed of by Type of Case by Total Cities and Counties, Year Ended June 30, 1975 TnUtlc VIolations ...... 7 V Official and Unofficial Children's Cases Disposed of by Locality, Race and Sex, Year Ended June 30, 1975 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 Children's Delinquency and Traffic Violations Disposed of by Juvenile Courts by Locality, Race and Sex, Year Ended June 30, 1975. 13 .... VII Types of Children's Cases Disposed of by Locality, Year Ended ., June 30, 1975 ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• : ••••••••••••••••••••. 18 ': Appendix I Delinquent Cities and Counties ••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• 23 Appendilc II J. C. 30 Form ''Monthly Report of Children's Cases Disposed of by Juvenile Court" .•••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24

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1972 1973 1974 1975

2 3 ClliLDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY THE JUVENILE COURTS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1975 ALL OTHER: The number of "all other" cases increased from 12,351 in fiscal year 1974 to 12,979 in fiscal year 1975 - a 628 case or 5.1 percent increase. The category of "all other" includes children referred to the courts for (1) commitment as mentally defective, (2) determination of This report represents the total of the "Honthly Reports Of Cases Disposed Of By Juvenile custody or guardianship, and (3) conse~t to marry or enlist in the Armed Forces for wards of Courts" which were submitted by Virginia City and County Courts with juvenile jurisdiction the state or local governments. In comparison liith fiscal 1970-71 the caseload has ~ore than for 1974-75. There wera 83,026 youth cases disposed of by Juvenile Courts in fiscal year doubled from 5,255 cases to the present 12,979 cases - a 7,724 case or 147.0 percent increase. 1975. This represents a 4,360 case or 5.5 percent increase in court workload over fiscal Cities accounted for 4,643 cases or 35.8 percent of the caseload while counties accounted for year 1974 and a 54.4 percent increase over fiscal year 1971 when only 53,774 cases were 8,336 or 64.2 percent of the caseload. Significant increases in fiscal 1974-75 occurred in disposed of. Of the 83,026 cases completed, 40,237 cases or 48.5 percent involved delinquency, the follOwing city and county courts: Euena Vista - 173.6 percent (53 to 145), ChesapeakG - 24 639 cases or 29.7 percent involved traffic violations, 5,171 cases or 6.2 percent involved 66.4 percent (137 to 228), Newport News - 54.9 percent (153 to 237), Prince William - 2304.9 de;endent and neglected violations, and 12,979 cases or 15.6 percent involved "all other" percent (41 to 986), and Grayson - 86.2 percent (58 to 108). Significant decreases were noted violations. There were 95 county and 33 city courts submitting monthly reports. These courts in the following city and county courts: Petersburg - 44.5 percent (346 to 192), Richmond should have submitted a total of 1,536 individual reports but 193 reports were delinquent City - 37.5 percent (1,868 to 1,167), Suffolk - 48.1 percent (322 to 167), and Washington- giving a 12.6 percent deficiency in reporting. 44.8 percent (232 to 128).

DELINQUENCY: Juvenile delinquency activity can be very broadly defined to cover a gamut of OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICL~ CASES: Official cases increased from 73,304 in fiscal year 1974 to anti-social behavior. For the purpose of this report juvenile delinquency will be defined as 75,724 in fiscal year 1975 - a 3.3 percent increase. Even though the number of official cases follows: 1. all juvenile activity in violation of criminal statutes for other than motor increased in fiscal year 1975 the percentage of the total workload dropped to 91.2 percent vehicle operation; 2. behavior beyond parental control, such as habitual disobedience or from the 93.2 percent in fiscal year 1974. Unofficial cases increased from 5,362 in fiscal runaway; and 3. school truancy and related problems. Juvenile delinquency increased from 1973-74 to 7,302 in fiscal 1974-75 - a 1,940 or 36.2 percent increase. As a result of the 35,845 cases in fiscal 1973-74 to 40,237 cases in fiscal 1974-75 - a 4,392 case or 12.3 percent substantial increase in unofficial cases its percentage of the total workload increased from L" increase. Over the past two fiscal years juvenile delinquency has sharply increased from the 6.8 percent in fiscal 1973-74 to 8.8 percent in fiscal 1974-75. It must be noted that the 31,805 cases in fiscal year 1973 to the present 40,237 cases in fiscal year 1975 - a 26.5 practice of many city and county courts to report only official cases indicated that the percent increase. Since fiscal year 1971 when there were 28,784 cases, delinquency violations prevalence of habitual juvenile misbehavior and delinquent conduct is greater than the base have increased 39.8 percent. Substantial increases in case wor:kloads were noted in the statistics appear to show. following city and county courts in fiscal year 1975: Danvillla - 166.7 percent (463 to 1,235), Suffolk - 60.2 percent (510 to 817), Virginia Beach - 57.1 percent (3,031 to 4,761), Arlington - RACE ~~ SEX: Of all 83,026 cases disposed of in fiscal 1974-75 49,396 cases or 59.5 percent 74.5 percent (834 to 1,455), Culpeper - 128.3 percent (60 to 137), Dinwiddie - 97.1 percent were white males, 16,362 cases or 19.7 percent were white females, 12,404 cases or 14.9 percent (68 to 134), Henry - 90.5 percent (263 to 501), Nottoway - 88.6 percent (70 to 132), Page - 69.7 were non-White males, and 4,864 cases or 5.9 percent were non-white females. In comparing the percent (185 to 314), Prince George 58.7 percent (167 to 265), and Prince William - 141.5 official caseload, white males accounted for 45,338 or 59.9 percent of the 75,724 official cases, percent (1,122 to 2,710). Substantial decreases in case workload were recorded in the following white females accounted for 14,564 cases or 19.2 percent, non-white males accounted for 11,530 county courts: Essex - 84.0 percent (125 to 20), and Washington - 70.1 percent (304 to 91). cases or 15.2 percent, and non-white females accounted for 4,292 cases or 5.7 percent. In In comparing race and sex, white males accounted for 22,738 delinquency cases or 56.5 percent, comparing the unofficial caseload, white males accounted for 4,058 or 55.6 percent of the 7,302 white females accounted for 7,096 or 17.6 percent, non-white males accounted for 7,972 or 19.8 unofficial cases, white females accounted for 1,798 cases or 24.6 percent, non-white males percent, and non-white females accounted for 2,431 or 6.0 pe,rcent. Cities accounted for 19,429 accounted for cases or percent, and non-white females accounted for or percent. cases or 48.3 percent of delinquent cases while the counties accounted for 20,808 cases or 51.7 874 12.0 572 7.8 percent of the caseload. CITY AND COUNTY: The cities accounted for 36,158 or 43.6 percent of the 83,026 cases in fiscal TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS: Traffic violations decreased from 25,100 cases in fiscal year 1974 to year 1975 and the counties accounted for 46,868 cases or 56.4 percent. The distribution of 24,639 cases in fiscal year 1975 - a 461 case or 1.8 percent decrease. In comparison with cases between counties and cities from fiscal year 1974 to fiscal year 1975 varied by 4.4 percent. fiscal 1970-71 however, traffic violations have increased significantly from 14,510 to the The cities experienced the caseload increase while the counties decreased. present 24,639 in fiscal 1974-75 - a 10,129 case or 69.8 plarcent increase. Of the 24,639 traffic violations, 18,686 or 75.8 percent were committed by white males, 3,678 or 14.9 percent TABLES: The information in the following tables i3 compiled from monthly reports submitted by were white females, 1,856 or 7.5 percent were non-white males, and 419 or 1.7 percent were the judges of the individual courts in cooparation with the Department of Corrections. Although non-white females. In comparing the cities and counties, the cities were responsible for the data herein are not complete in several respects, it is believed that they are representative 9,703 cases or 39.4 percent of the caseload while the counties accounted for the remainin3 of the volume of children's cases handled by juvenile courts in Virginia. 14,936 cases or 60.6 percent. Significant increases in city and county court workloads were noted as follows: Chesapeake - 666.7 percent (72 to 552), Danville - 58.3 percent (254 to 402), Suffolk - 72.5 percent (193 to 333), Waynesboro - 51.2 percent (84 to 127), Albemarle - 31.8 percent (214 to 282), Dickenson - 500.0 percent (19 to 114), Fairfax - 30.7 percent (2,048 to 2,677), Prince George - 39.7 percent (131 to 183), Prince William - 59.5 percent (1,077 to 1,718), and York - 38.9 percent (149 to 207). A significant decrease in workload was noted in lV'ashington County - 62.3 percent (305 to 115).

DEPEND1~T M~D NEGLECTED: Cases involving dependency and neglect decreased from 5,370 cases in fiscal year 1974 to 5,171 caSes in fiscal year 1975 - a 19~ case or 3.7 percent decrease. In comparison with fiscal 1970-71 the caseload has decreased from 5,225 to the present 5,171 - a 54 case or 1.0 percent decrease. The cities accounted fo:: 2,383 cases or 46.1 percent of the caseload while the counties accounted for 2,788 or 53.9 percent. Substantial increases I in city and county court workloads were noted in the following courts: Chesapeake - 25.5 '"' percent (145 to 182), Hampton - 53.0 percent (232 to 355), Richmond City 1539.4 percent (33 to 541), Suffolk - 36.1 percent (122 to 166), Arlington - 117.2 percent (64 to 139) and Prince William - 462.5 percent (40 to 225). Substantial decreases in workload were also noted in the following city and county courts: Petersburg - 48.0 percent (148 to 77), Halifax - 54.5 percent (145 to 66), and Roanoke County - 44.4 percent (72 to 40).

4 5 TABLE I TABLEm COMPARISON OF CHILDREN'S CIDLDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY CASES DISPOSED OF BY TYPE DELINQUENCY AI.'fD TRAFFIC VIOLATION BY YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 TOTAL CITIES AND COUNTIES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1975

DELINQUENCY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS WHITE NONWHITE WHITE NONWHITE Number of Cases Percent of Case load Male Female ~ ~ Total Male Female ~ ~ ~ Type of Case 1972 1973 1974 1975 1972 1973 1974 1975 • Counties'" 13,521 4,064 2,565 658 20,808 11,725 2,203 867 141 14,936 Delinquency 32,276 31,805 35,845 40,237 50.6 46.8 45.6 48.5 59.5% 57.3% 32.2% 27.1% 51.7% 62.8% 59.9% 46.7% 33.7% 60.6% Traffic Violations 17,962 19,059 25,100 24,639 28.1 28.1 31.9 29.7 Cities'" 9,217 3,032 5,407 1,773 19,429 6,961 1,475 959 278 9,703 40.5% 42.7% 67.8% 72.9% 48.3% 37.~% 40.1% 53.3% 66.3% 39.4% Dependent and Neglected 5,767 5,311 5,370 5,171 9.0 7.8 6.8 6.2 Total* 22,738 7,096 7,972 2,431 40,237 18,686 3,678 1,856 419 24,639 All Other 7,850 11,781 12,351 12,979 12.3 17.3 15.7 15.6 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% TOTAL 63,855 67,956 78,666 83,026 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

\,.. TABLE II OFFIClAL Ai'fD UNOFFICIAL CHILDREN'S TABLE IV CASES DISPOSED OF BY TOTAL CITIES AND COUNTIES ClULDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY TYPE OF CASE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1975 . TOTAL CITIES AND COUNTIES YEAR &'fDED JUNE 30, 1975

TRAFFIC DEPENDENT A..'ID ALL OFFICIAL CASES UNOFFICIAL CASES .'!.Q!& DELINOUENCY VIOLATION§. NEGLECTED OTHER WHITE NONWHITE WHITE NONWHITE Grand Male Female Male Female Total Male Female tla1e ~ Total Total Counties'" 46,868 20,808 14,936 2,788 8,336 56.4% 51.7% 60.6% 53.9% 64.2% Counties * 29,715 '9,507 4,181 1,432 44,835 1,202 560 192 79 2,033 46,868 65.5? 65.3% 36.3? 33.4? 59.27- 29.6% 31.2? 22.0% 13.8% 27.8% 56.47- Cities'" 36,158 19,429 9,703 2,383 4,643 43.6% 48.3% 39.4% 46.1% 35.8% Cities * 15,623 5,057 7,349 2,860 30,889 2,856 1,238 682 493 5,269 36,158 34.5? 34.7% 63.7? 66.6? 40.8? 70.4? 68.8-% 78.0% 86.2% 72.2% 43.6? Total'" 83,026 40,237 24,639 5,171 12,979 100.0;/; 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% TOTAL * 45.338 14,564 11,530 4,292 75,724 4,058 1,798 874 572 7,302 83,026 100.0% 100.0% 100.0? 100.0? 100.0? 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0?

*Counties of Arlington, Buckingham, Cumberl ~d. Frederick, Henrico, King George, Lancaster, Madison, Northampton, Northumberland, Prince Edward, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland, and Wythe failed to submit all of their monthly reports to the Bureau of Management Information for Fiscal Year 1974-75. No estimations were IIUlde to compensate for miss:Lng reports.

"'Cities of Danville, Falls Church, FrederIcksburg. Lynchburg, Winchester, and Lexington failed to submit all of their monthly reports to the Bureau of Management Information for Fiscal Year 1974-75. No estimations were IIUlde to compensate for missing reports •

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6 7 fARLEV TABLE V Continued OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL CIULDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY LOCALITY, RACE AND SEX YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1975

OF'F'ICI AI. CASES IJNOFFI Cr AL CASES OffICIAL CASES lJNOffICIAl CASES wHITE NON-WHITF. W~ITE NON-WHITE WHITE ~ON-WHITt W~ITE NON-WHITE COUNTIES TOT Al '" AU: fE/-1ALE MALE F'EMA lE MALE F'EMALE MALE FEMALE COUNTIES TOTAL ~AI.E fEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE fEMALE MALE fEMALE F'AIRF'AX CO. 7.838 ~.723 1.706 311 98 ACCOMACK 69 41 19 3 FAIJI'JUIER 270 1M7 45 46 12 AL8E:MARlE 629 435 117 54 23 FLOYD 14.C< 124· 20 5 AlLF.GHANY 436 299 121 11 1 5 FLUVANNA 108 60 20 23 s AMELIA 138 R4 17 26 9 Fi:lANKUN CO. 504. 273 159 4.8 13 5 2 AI-IHI'"RST 6(18 325 139 106 38 FRE:DERICi< 77 '55 22 APPOMATTOX 159 115 24 23 7 ...' ~IL;:S 123 .:.' '10 33 ARLINGTON 3.905 1.898 1.087 567 253 GLOUCESTER 227 ~7 23 38 9 32 IS AUGUC;TA 403 303 91 7 2 GOOCHlANf') 39 2 lCl aATY 105 20 Gl=IAYSON 321 4· BEDFORD CO. 373 242 89 3S 7 G~~ENE 100 22 15 10 BLAND 32 30 2 GRF.:ENSVILLE 135 61 13 13 !:lOTF'TOURT 459 343 9S 14 7 HALIFAX 127' 337' 94 184 44· 11) 22 13 9RUNSWICK 32 7 19 5 HANOVER 292 1 Cl4- 53 3S 10 !:lUCHANAN 19R 15fl 40 .;ENRY 789 451 112 103 40 35 33 10 CAMPBELL 877 248 156 61 5 HIGHLAND 33 33 CAROLINE 143 37 32 20 ISLE Or !.lIGHT :!l5 121 39 118 37 CARROLL 335 302 33 JA"Ie:S CrTY 93~ 522 92 240 l;1 CHAPI.ES CITY 85 14 3 22 21 6 13 5 KINe; AND QUEEN 41 CHARLOTTE 177 88 21 47 21 97 4 24 3 10 4. 1 KING WILLIAM 137 S6 6 30 14 15 4, 10 CHEC;'TERF r ElD 529 90 45 4~4 174, 39 16 2 LEE Z5f1 ClARI([ 137 109 12 11 5 184· 70 4 CRAIG 28 21 7 LOUOOUN at.6 535 171 44 19 41 28 6 2

CULPEPER 299 206 44 38 11 LoutSA 219 1~6 3t.· 26 3

DICKENSON 286 46 LUNF.NBURG 1130 77 28 51 2t. MADISON DINWIDDIE 368 52 87 31 2 112 21 3 2

ESSEX 97 41 1,1 36 9 MATHF.:WS 51 30 14. 5 2 4

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I TABLE V TABLE V Continued Continued

OFFICIAL CASES UNOFFICIAL CASES OFFICIAL CASES (JNOFFICIAL CASES ~HtT~ "'ON-WHIT~ W~ITE ~ON-WHITE WHITE ~ON-W~IT~ WYTTE NON-WHITE COUNTIES TOTAL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE CaUNTIE!; TOTAL ~ALE FEMALE ~ALE fEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE SUSSEX 110 9 40 15 '"1ECKLENRlIRG 643 303 93 176 71 TAZEWELL 770 132 11 3 "IIonLESEX 74 31 7 13 3 9 7 4 ',l/AQREN 217 171 31 12 3 'lONTGOMERY 734 513 2il 18 4 30 'NASHtNGiQN 34':1 227' 119 2S8 127 47 53 31 '/IESTMOREL AND 11 Ii 48 13 33 6 7 7 2 NEw KENT 215 77 20 46 8 26 16 16 6 iiI SF.' SS8 383 112 15 3 1.9 26 NORT"lAMPTON 46 12 4 26 4 472 328 85 48 11 '~OTTOWAY 30.0 131 44 106 19 TOTAL COUNTIES 48,868 29,715 9,507 4,181 1,432 1,202 560 192 79 ORANGE 378 2~8 61 47 2

617 415 184 11 7

PATRICK 177 115 33 18 5 5 ALExANORTA 1.676 235 1.81 171 37 27 37 23 PITTSYLVANIA 856 457, 150 174 75 3EDFORD 113 7S 19 19 5 POIo/HATAN 157 116 18 17 6 ~RISTOL 567 365 122 8 18 1.0 7 3 PRINCE GEORGE SOA 251 65 59 21 38 10 6 SUE"''' VISTA 206 43 5 39 PRINCE WILLIAM 5.639 4.009 1,469 126 35 CHARLOTTESVILLE' 76A 14.9 176 AS PUUSKI 556 335 166 38 17 CHEC;APEAKE 1.760 347 318 134· QAPPAHANNOCK 59 B 3 CLInON FORGF-: 55 18 4 3 'lICHMONO CO. 116 63 14· 27 7 2 2 COLONIAL HEIGHTS 612 85 20 .197 so 2 ROANOI

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J\. TABLE VI CIULDREN'S DELINQUENCY AND TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TABLE V DISPOSED OF BY Concluded JUVENILE COURTS BY LOCALITY, RACE AND SEX YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,1975

DELI~QUENCY TqAFFIC VIOLATIONS OFF"! CI AL CASES llNOFFICIAL CASES WHtTE NON-WHIT~ WHITE NON-WHtT~ ~ALF. ~ALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TnT~l W~ITE NON-WHITI:: W~TTE NON-WHITE COUNTJ.ES TOTAL FEMALE FEMALE CITII::S TOTAL ~AI.E FFMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ACCOMACK 61 37 4 19 1 1 MARTINSVILLF..' 442 232 87 82 41 ALBEMARLE 1511 104· 20 30 4 239 33 9 1 2~2 NEWPORT NEWS 2.323 1.092 307 545 201 178 ALLF.GHANY 226 157 59 10 17 1 1 1Il0RFOLK 1.314 506 204 409 AMe:LIA 28 3 10 1 31 7 5 5 PETERSBURG 1.192 341 115 455 11)6 63 37 5C; 20 199 91 40 56 2 144 22 :3 CORTSMOUTH 1.951 1,0 279 623 299 APPOMA TTOX 57 8 9 65 In s; 1 RADFORD 199 114 45 21 4 8 3 '" r.,PLINGTON 1,455 6~6 306 366 132 57 11 kICH~OND 567 1.950 ~ur;USTA 20~ ISS' 51 2 123 28 156 ROANOKE 2.053 595 282 290 117 296 209 142 122 BATH 40 211 12 51 4 S5 SALFM 305 2Hi 74 14 BEDFORD CO. 137 7B 41 15 3 146 29 19 2 STAUNTON 304 200 75 21 8 oLANO 5 5 25 2 27 SUFFOLK 1.483 351 116 400 141 131 30 243 71 BOTF.:TOURT 217 172 34 a 3 143 35 6 1 VIRGINIA 8F..'ACH 8.165 3,9A7 1.086 225 1.840 768 142 48 SRUNSW!CK 30 7 19 4 WAYNESBORO 705 474 160 65 6 8UCHANAN 196 157 39 I'IIN(,HESTE"l 53 4} 2 2 CAIo1P8ELL 572 3A5 65 98 24 55 25 5 3137

TOTAL CITIES 36,158 15,623 5,057 7,349 2,860 2,856 1,238 682 493 CAROLINE 102 40 16 31 15 9 3 1 13 150 133 17 169 16 STATE TOTAL CARPOLL 83,026 45,338 14,564 11,530 4,292 1,798 874 572 CHARLES CITY 34 7 2 17 a 4 7 11 CHAPLOTTE 49 20 2 24 3 53 9 14 77 CHESTERF'IELD 1.700 10159 404 96 41 665 180 23 876 CLAPKE 72 8 '34 3 2 40

CRAIG 10 7 3 11 4 15 CULPEPER 137 aa 22 25 2 III 13 10 5 i39 DICKENSON 137 102 35 109 5 i 14 OHIWIDDIE 134 67 9 50 8 q2 11 19 6 12q ESSEX 20 5 5 9 1 30 4 17 5 <;6

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I TABLE VI TABLE VI Continued Continued

DELr~QUENCY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS DELI~QUE~CY TqAFFIC VIOLATIONS ~HTTE ~ON-WHIT~ WHITE NON-WHIT~ wHYTE iliON-WHITe" WHITE NO~I-WI>!ITE COUNTIES TOTAL ~ALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE COUNTIE~ TOTAL MALE. FE~ALE MALE FEMALE M~LE FEMALE MALE. FEMALE T~TAL -.--~~~--~~~--~~------FAtRFAX CO. 3.341'- 2.433 ME·CI(LEN~lIRG 285 144 28 83 30 19 S3 Pl2 619 234 60 2.208 452 15 2 2.677 FAlJQUIER 80 MIDDLESEx 57 28 15 3 )'2 3 2 17 17 104 16 23 3 141'1 11 FLOYD 57 51 2 4 3 MONTGOMF.;;>Y 342 235 99 24 20~

FLUVANNA 52 29 2 lA 3 12 5 ·'1F.L<:;ON 96 29 8 6 FRANKLIN CO. 22,," 89 32 7 117 25 ISO 1'11::'.• KENT 91 30 12 30 9 7 20 2

FREOERICK 21 14 7 40 14 l'IO~THAMPTON 34 t 72 29 41 12 3 IS ;\IOTTOWAY 132 '56 66 1 GLOIJCESTE~ 114 S4 19 34 7 48 11 19 R3 OJ:1ANGE 200 133 29 37 1 116 20 GOOCHLAND 53 34 IS 4 3 2 t; "AGF. 314 251 3 1 21 2 ?3 GRAYC;ON 110 22 133 PAT~tCK 77 46 23 8 61 s 75 34 19 12 3 4 3 33 PITTC;YLVANIA 199 16 63 1S 228 29 5 311 GREF.:t-JSVILLE 20 7 27 8 39 5 16 2 ?O\oIHATAN 53 37 7 7 2 S5 7 HALIFAX 91 28 105 " 25 36 75 7 310 pqI~ICE GEORGE' 2e,5 1S6 62 37 10 .120 26 23 1"13 I-IAI\JOVER 173 iiI 30 24 8 66 10 5 2 "13 PRINCE ~ILLIAM 2.710 1.905 701 84 20 1.3A7 305 21 5 1.71~ HENPy SOl 2A2 112 88 '39 212 24 23 2 21;1 PULASKI 31f> 180 87 32 17 1n2 29 2 133 HIGHI.AND 2 9 ~APQAHANNOCK 19 16 2 1 31 6 2 ISLE: OF WIGHT 151 S7 11 65 18 51 20 40 5 lUi ~ICH"'OND CO. 54 32 1 16 5 29 9 9 1 48 Ji\f.,F.:S Ct TY 721 59 201 55 98 23 12 1 en ROANOKE CO. 573 399 144 20 10 445 58 6 1 510 KING AND QUEEN 44 27 IS 20 10 '31 ROCKBRIDGE 61 48 '12 1 KING ~IlLLIAM 53 ?6 7 IS 5 37 2 17 2 ROCKINGHAM 153 134. 19 323 40 363 LEE 113 88 25 :;6 2 RUSSELL 104· 82 22 5 5 LOUf)OUN 315 200 62 41 12 319 7 399 SCOTT 73 62 8 3 94 9 103 LOllISA 112 flP 16 13 3 11 9 SHENANDOAH 230 205 21 72 8 80 LUNENBURG 78 35 9 28 6 33 15 '37 SMYTH 407 285 113 6 3 178 38 220 MADISON 36 2 ·,0 \ 15 .SOUTHAMPTON 29 4, 20 5 55 7 30 96 ~ATHF.:WS 16 9 8 3 17 3 SURRY 13 5 7 IS 6 1 22

14 15 TABLE VI TABLE VI Concluded Continued

DELINQUENCY TCAFFIC VIOLATIONS DELINQUENCY TqAFFIC VIOLATIONS ~HtTE NON-WHIT~ WHITE NON-WHITE WHITE NON-WHITE CITIES TnUL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MA~E FEMALE MALE FEMALE COUNTIES W~ITE NON-WHITE TOTAL ~ALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TOTAL MARTINSVILLE 255 122 55 55 23 Be 14- 16 5 123 SUSSEX 47 18 6 13 10 28 3 18 NEWPORT NEWS 1.140 440 139 375 186 586 113 72 87 858 TAZC::WELL 403 321 69 10 3 240 19 2'59 NORFOLK 871 282 103 339 141' 167 48 39 11) WARREN 103 RO 11 10 2 79 17 2 99 1 PETERSBURG 728 2()5 56 1.08 59 126 34- 30 '5 WASHINGTON 91 22 94. 21 115 PORTSMOUTH 794. 257 56 342 139 326 94· i12 18 550 ·"ESTMORELAND 61 25 6 23 7 30 3 13 46 ~ADFORO 123 73 23 23 31 2 34 wISE 29· 20 9 136 20 IS6 RICHIo10ND 516 178 1.044 ~S6 ~71 304. 62 1-11'1 YORK 175 119 34 19 3 153 40 9 5 207 ~f)ANOKE 1.365 260 327 139 2 2 SALEM 156 48 13 1 R9 13 103 TOTAL COUNTIES 20,fJ08 13,521 4,064 2,565 658 11,725 2,203 867 141 lIt ,936 STAUNTON· 165 99 18 5 21 2 1 11" ill.ill. ALEXANDRIA SUFFOLK A17 212 42 463 100 2'18 44- 71 10 3:11 879 323 78 369 109 317 112 67 19 515 BEDFORD VI~(,INIA BEACH 4.751 3.2A3 1.143 251 A4 2.237 428 61 61 :H 7 13 4 33 6 4 337 141 55 107 13 1 121 8RISTOL 325 213 85 9 18 158 19 17q "AYNF.5BO~O 1 1 25 3 BUENA VISTA 61 49 8 4 ",INCHESTEP.

CHARLOTTESVILLE 304 148 34 92 30 125 24 27 176 CHESAPEAKE 798 403 141 194 60 407 81 54 10 552 TOTAL CITIES 19,429 9,2l7 3.032 5,407 1.173 6,96l 1,475 989 278 9.703 CLIFTON FORGE 43 25 12 3 3 14 3 18 COLONIAL HEIGHTS 390 STATE TOTAL 40.237 22.738 7,096 7,972 2,431 18.686 3.678 l,856 419 24,639 299 78 13 126 34 7 1 1/:'8 !.lANVILLE 1.235 447 86 541 161 297 59 40 6 402 EMPORIA 98 22 7 57 12 FRANKLIN 114 13 82 19 28 5 5 39 GALAX 69 60 6 3 47 4 <;1 HAMPTON 831 375 128 249 79 503 110 62 23 1'198 HARRISONBURG 69 54 15 Rl 22 2 lOS HOPEWELL 312 167 56 63 26 70 23 5 2 100 LEXINGTON 17 9 3 4

16 17 TABLEVn TABLEVn Continued 1'YFES OF CHILDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF' BY LOCALITY YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,1975

T~AF'F'TC DEPENDENT AND TRAF'F'rc DEPENDENT ;.\NO COI}NTIE'i ALL COUNTIE:; TOT~L DElINQUENCY VrOLATI(WS NEGLEr.TED TOTAL OF.:1. INQIJENCY VIOLATIO~IS NEGLEr.TED ()THE~ F'AIr-F'AX CO. 7.838 3.341, 2.&.77 ACCOMACK 69 982 833 61 6 AL8Ei.1ARLF.: 629 F'AUQUIER 270 80 11 33 158 282 23 1"6 ALLEGHANY 436 F'LOYI1 57' 48 e 3,c:, 226 114 37 59 AMEJ tA FLUVANNA 1013 52 12 3 1311 42 48 .2 46 fi08 F'R ANKU N CO. ~()4 224 ISO 18 112 189 lA9 8 222 APPIWATTOX 169 F'~EDERICK 77 21 2 57 7 21 ARlIIIIGTON 3.005 123 101 15' 1 1.455 745 130 1 .566· AUGU"iTA 403 2011 156 GLOUCESTE:I=! 227 114· 13 17 GOOCHLANn 64 53 5 3 lOS 40 <;5 10 3 1:lE'i)F'ORD co. 373 GR!1Y50N 439 149 1:33 108 137 196 38 2 3L ANI) 32 S GREENE 100 33 19 14 30TF:TOURT 459 GREF.NSVILLE 135 62 fi2 217 185 30 27 10 1 :3f.lUN!iWICI< 32 30 "lAUF'AX 727 249 310 66 102 811CI-IANAN 198 riA"lOVER 19~ 2 292 173 ~3 7 29

1.342 "lE~RY 572 387 383 789 501 2"1 27 CAQOLINF. 143 HIGHLAND 102 13 27 3:3 2 9 22 CARROLL 335 150 lAS ISLE OF' 'IiIGHT 315 151 it6 44· CHI\NLES CITY 85 34 1 1 39 JAMe:~ CITY 721 151 54 9 C~1M~LOTTI=" 177 49 77 5 46 KING AND QUEEN 44. 31 7 5 CHEr,r:::RfT ELD 2.811 1.700 1176 11 224 KING wILLIAM 137 53 58 13 13 CLAQl

18 19 TABLE VII TABLE VII Continued Continued

ALL DEPENDENT AND OT\04E~ . TRAF'F'rC NEI;LECTED VIOLATIONS TOTAL DELINCUENCY TRAFFrr; DEPENDENT ANO COUNTIES C()U~JT!ES TOTAL ~)f.UNQUENCY . vIOLATIONS J>.JEGLECTED 110 47· 'l 100 SUSSEX 2c:;9 MECKLENA(JPG 643 285 IA2 176 770 403 8 7 TAZEWELL 99 MInDLESEX 74 57 J 7 217 103 12 1213 MONTGOMF.RY 784 342 22 212 115 34~ 91 9 'IIA5HtNGTON NEL<;ON 258 96 7' 104 116 61 332 'HE5TMOREI ANI) NEW KENT 21~ a1 '13 51 5a8 29 26 NORTHAMPTON 34 10 472 175 'JOTTOWAY 300 132 5a 110 2,788 8,336 14,936 46,868 20,808 ORA~JGE 378 200 15 1B 'IOTAL COUNTIES

iJAGF. 1i17 314 23 83 191' Crr!E;:! PAT'HCK 177 77 75 8 17 AL~XANDRtA 44 PITT<;YLVANIA 1351i 189 3 i 1 356 118 61 S8 8EDFORO 5 POWHATAN 157 53 68 35 567 325 8PIsTOL PRINCE GEORGE :iDR 265 lA3 11 49 206 61 47 BUENA IJI~TA 176 PRINCe: wILLIAM 5.639 2.710 1.718 225 986 768 304 182 22B CHAI:lLOTTESVIl.LE S0;2. PULASKI 556 316 133 2 lOr:; 1~760 798 2 2 CI-IEC;APEAKE 19 QAPPAHANNOCK 59 19 39 65 43 5 CLtF'TON FORGF. 1~8 ~tCHIo10ND CO. 116 54 48 5 9 612 3~O 123 COLONIAL. HEIGHTS" qOdNOKE CO. 1.298 573 510 40 175 1.774- 1.235 1 DANVILLE 6 ROCKFlRIDGE 292 61 231 10~ 98 20 14 39 N (1(:1< I NGH 1\ M 752 153 3113 78 158 187 114 1 11 '51 ~U'5""r::!..L 157 10 4 5 13 35 132 69 355 GALAX ~98 SCOTT 242 73 47 19 1.88~ ~31 HAMPTON InS SHENANDOl\H 374 230 ~o 4 60 216 69 7 so HAF/RISON8U>lG 100 SMYTH 788 407 220 3 158 HOPEWELL SOUTHAMPTON 233 29 71 37 LEXINGTON SURRY 13 22 6

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21 20 APPENDIX I TABLEYll DELINQUENT CITIES AND COUNTIES Concluded

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TRAFFiC OEPE"JDENT AND ALL CITIES TOTAL QEI. I/llnllENCY VrOLATIOMC:; NEGLECTED OTHEQ The following table represents those cities and counties which did not submit the ''Monthly Report of Children's Cases Disposed Of By Juvenile Court. 1t

MMHINSVILLF 442 255 1?3 ~4 COUNTIES NUMBER MISSING MONTH/S "JE'WPORT NEwt; 2.323 1 • 141) AC;8 88 237 Arlington 1 March, 1975 .'lORF"OLK 1:314 871 ~f,4 36 143 Buckinghat:l 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 PF.:TF.ClSBURG 1.192 728 10 5 77 192 Cumberland 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 POPT~MOUT'-I 1,951 794 '5'5(J 1>14 423 Frederick 10 September, 1974 - June, 1975 '1ADFORD 199 123 34, 12 30 Henrico 12 July, 1974 - June, 1915 'lrCHMONO 4.9~3 2.094. 1.1><1 SA.l 1.167 King George 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 ~O~NOKE 2.0S3 1.365 4· 370 314· !..ancaster 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 SALFM 305 156 1113 Q 37 Madison September, 1974 STAUNTON 304 165 116 23 Northampton SlJFFOLK 1. A.83 817 333 166 1,,7 6 January, 1975 - June, 1975 Northumberland III::/GtNIA BEACH 8.165 4,761 2.7"39 4· 661 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 ilAYNF.SBORO 705 53-6 127 28 14 Prince Edward 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 wINCHESTER 53 18 29 6 Spotsylvania 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 Stafford 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 TOTAL CITIES 36,158 19,429 9,703 2,383 4,643 Westmoreland 5 February, 1975 - June, 1975 SrATE TOTAL 83,026 40,237 '24,639 5,171 12,979 Wythe. 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975

~ Danville 1 June, 1975 Falls Church 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 Fredericksburg 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 Lynchburg 12 July, 1974 - June, 1975 Winchester 10 September, 1974 - June, 1975 Lexington 3 July, August, 1974 and February, 1975

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APPENDLX I1I APPENDIX II INS1rRUCfIONS FOR.J. C. 30 FORM J. c. 30 FORM "MONTHLY REPORT OF CIIILDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY JUVENILE COURT" CHILDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY JUVENILE COURTS

.... INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPILING FORM JC-30 MONTHLY REPORT COI«:IN'lltALTH or VIRCINIA OF CHILDREN'S CASES DISPOSED OF BY THE JUVENILE COURT OE:P.'.RTME:fl' or 'itt.!"ARE: AND lNS1"I TlJTIONS MOHKlY HPORT OF CKllDHM' S CASES DISPOSEO OF n THt JUVENILE COURT GENERAL - The report requests information on the number of chi Idren'$ cases disposed of officiaLLy (fonnal Iy) and-unofficiaLLy (informally) during each month. COURT KlNTlI'--______lS COUNT'(ICITY______The unit of count upon which the report is based is the "case". Each case represents a chi Id dealt with by the Juveni Ie Court .on a new referral in del inquency, dependency or neglect, or special proceedings. (Pleas« rcvuw '"teruct Ions 01'1 back 0/ /Or:tl. bl/o,., prtf'ar,nr report) The case is counted at the time the referral is disposed of and not at the time it is received. OITICIAl. C.\SES ~"NOITICI.~!. CASES I OIII.OR!:N· S CASES DISl'OSm OF ! I COol. te : .... ~ror.CI. Ilta t. I .... Q Lar"Q Each child in a group dealt with by the court should be counted as a separate case. A case should be I 101 I r! )4 I r j .~ I f I ~ I r counted separately each time that the chi Id involved is referred for a. new offense or in a new situation. SECtlOIl ~ - ryps: Of CAS. ,I i However, if a chi ld has committed two or more offenses that may be considered part of the same del in­ l. O.ll,aqueI1C:;Y (a cher tQCltJ. .. of He .'010.,0 •• , •.... .I I I I I I ,~ I quency situation, reported to the court at about the same time and disposed of at the same time, these Z. Tr.fHe "La Lati.oCl,J ...... I I I , I I I offenses should be considered as a single case of del inquency. 3. O.pendeCl t aue! oe-qlectad...... I I I i I Adult cases in which the complaint is made against an adult such as contributing to del inquency, depen­ ! i I 4. All other...... I I , dency or neglect cases, etc., should be excluded from the report. I I I I ,. m~···························· .. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS: ············tttt I S:~~j::':l:':~~:'~~~~~~:V""""""""""'''''''''' I, I I Section A - TYPE OF CASE ,. ,,-- --,,_ ..... ,,-,,-- -.., ...... H=FF I I a.. PLaced ad probClt toa...... I . I. Del inquency (other than traffic violatioAS) - Enter in this item the fol lowing types of cases: 9. CQ •• itted to t.ocaL O.pan:ent of ';feller...... I 1 I : I I (a) Those involving violation or attempted violation of any Federal, State, or Local law or lO. Co •• itted:o St ••• Dopart.oo. o( ~olf.r. I I I I I municipal ordinance (e.g. theft, truancy, drunk, disorderly, assault, murder, game I:aw and. IQ.ticucLOQ.~...... I I I violation, etc.!. ll. COIl.he,d j.ll...... I I (b) Those involving desertion from home, habitual disobedience, or behavior beyond control of l2. All ocher•..•...... •.....•...... ••...... I I , I I parent or guardian (e.g., runaway, incorrigibi I ity, staying out late at nights, etc.). IJ. TOTAl. {.alle a. h.a SI •••••••••••••••••••••••••• I S ECTlO,V r: - LOCATIO.V Of C.ULOREII SOFORE O{SPOS{TIO,V 2. Traffic Violations - Enter in this item traffic offenses such as drunk driving, speeding, reckless driving, driving witt"out permit, etc. 14. O.C.Dciaa ~QCI ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I I U. PriyClC. Boardlaq Ho ••...... •...... I I 3. Dependent and Neglected - Enter in .this item chi Idren referred to the Court for the fol lowing lS. reasons: ,-" "' '""' -...... H H. H=FF I l7, Io 0.0. bo ••.•..•...... ,.. . I I (a) Lack of adequate care or support.

I I (b) Abandonment or desertion. 18. TOTAl. I.a:ae aa It •• 5)...... ••...... ,.... I I I (c) Living under conditions injurious to morals. (d) Abuse or cruel treatment by others to the child. (e) Chi Id physically handicapped and in need of publ ic care. Pi.cne .uhule th. reoort to: SI9 •• d______(REPORT THE NUMBER Of CHILDREN REfERRED, NOT THE PARENTS) Bureau or R..... rch and ReporUng O,part •• nt or .... lrar. and In,Ututlons Tit I. 4. All Other - Enter in this item chi Idren's cases referred to the court for the following "special .. ~~ South a.l .. 1ci.to Str.e, ------ft.1 ehaond, V 1 re1n1.. ::0:220 proceed i ngs ". •. (a) Commitment of a mentally defective chi Id • (b) App I i cat i on for con.,,'nt to 'nan i age. ·(c) Appl ication for permission to enl ist in the Armed Forces. (d) Determination of custody or guardianship of chi Id. (e) Any other referral of chi Id not defined in Items I, 2, and 3 above.

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Section B - DISPOSITION 6. Dismissed - Enter chi Idren's cases which were disposed of because the charges were not proven or were unfounded and cases in which the chi Id was merely warned or counsel led. 7. Fine and/or Restitution Only - Enter cases in which the only action was a fine or order to make restitution, or both. 8. Placed on Probation - Enter cases in which the chi Id was placed under the supervision of a pro­ pation officer. This does not ~efe~ to p~obation for the parent(s). 9. Commitment to Local Department of welfare - If a child's commitment is suspended, do not enter here, but enter in Item 12. 10. Commitment to State Department of welfare and fnstitutions - If a child's commitment is suspended, do not enter here" but enter in item 12. II. Committed to Jail - Enter children sentenced to jails and jail farms. If sentence is suspended, e'1ter in Item 12. 12. All Other - Enter cases in which the disposition does not fit into any of the other items. For example, suspended sentence, revocation of permit, commitment to mental institution, runaway re­ turned home, etc. Section C - LOCATION OF CHILDREN BEFORE DISPOSITION This section is designed to give the extent to which detention and other facil ities are used for children appearing before the courts. SUBMITTAL OF REPORT: One copy (original) of the report should be submitted to the Bureau Of Research and StatistiCs, Department of We~fare and Institutions, q29 South Belvidere St., Richmond, Va. 23220 by the 10th of the month fol~owing the month Of the report. IF IN AUY HONTH NO CBIL?REN'S CASES ARE DISPOSED Of A REPOR! SHOULD BE SUBMITTED fOR THAT MONtH SHOWING "NONE".

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