Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-02-27 | Page 20 | Juvenile Gain Noted in Top Offenses

Juvenile Gain Gainin Noted in inAn Top lop Offenses An An ov over all r decrease m in the number number number num num- ber of juvenile delinquency cases but but an increase In the serious charges of hold holdups ar and l ex crimes te featured yport port of juvenile juve- juve I nile activities fes r released Friday by the state welfare commission Total cases cases handled during 1947 Was WM compared to in 1946 Of this total only 98 cases I were considered sufficiently serious to warrant sentences sentences' at t the state industrial school Twenty nine cases of armed holdup were ere handled during the year compared to tp only nine trine in 1946 while sex offense cases were recorded more than twice the 1946 total In this reg regard rd I boys boys' and 64 61 girls were involved in 1947 compared to 50 boys and 33 girls In to 1946 An increase in in traffic offenses committed by juveniles also was reported with 2569 Cases cases for 1947 and 2403 in 1946 Of these cases were for driving without licenses li licenses licenses li- li censes while youths were involved in- in on In speeding charges and were charged with stealing automobiles Stealing other than automobile thefts led all other offenses with cases recorded record d in 1947 compared com compared com coin par pared d to In 19 1946