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Juvenile center funding split shifts; county staff report rising violent juvenile offenses and financing gaps from state grant cuts
Summary
County juvenile services staff reported that the Benton‑Franklin juvenile center split is 64.22 percent Benton and 35.78 percent Franklin and said they are seeing increases in violent juvenile crimes and unlawful firearms cases.
A Franklin County presentation on juvenile services and detention reviewed recent caseload trends, the county’s share of joint juvenile funding and the effect of state grant changes.
County presenters said the Benton‑Franklin split for the juvenile center budget moved to roughly 64.22 percent Benton and 35.78 percent Franklin for the upcoming year. Juvenile‑services staff described multi‑year increases in referrals and a concerning rise in more serious crimes: presenters pointed to increases in violent incidents, an uptick in unlawful firearms offenses and higher robbery counts in…
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