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As Gun Crimes Rise In Hillsborough, More Youth Are Charged As Adults
TAMPA, FL November 22, 2015
But the latest data suggest this trend was short-lived. Although juvenile arrests continued to drop in Hillsborough during the past fiscal year, the number of youths facing adult-level charges has increased to 124 from 101 the year before, according to statistics from the state Department of Juvenile Justice. That was more than in larger counties such as Miami-Dade (119) and Broward (68).
Some say the explanation lies with the rising level of gun violence in Tampa.
"This is the new phenomenon," said Hillsborough Circuit Judge Ralph C. Stoddard, who hears dependency and juvenile-court cases.
"It used to be that when we'd do juvenile detention hearings, we rarely saw gun cases," he said. "And now, every time we do detentions, I see at least one gun case."
The most recent data support the judge's observations.
By last June, there had been 282 criminal cases against juveniles in Hillsborough that involved guns, whereas in 2013, that figure accounted for an entire year's worth of cases. If the pace of arrests continues, Hillsborough could see double the number of gun cases against juveniles in a two-year period.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/as-gun-crimes-rise-in-hillsborough-more-youth-are-charged-as-adults/2255008
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