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Bannock County accepts FY2025 juvenile probation report showing high diversion rates and fewer petitions
Summary
County officials accepted the FY2025 juvenile probation report, which showed 197 active diversion cases as of Sept. 30, 312 diversion placements during the year (down from 387 in 2024), a 68.7% diversion rate for intakes and declines in petitions and probation intakes compared with recent years.
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 accepted the County Fiscal Year 2025 juvenile probation report, which officials said reflects substantial use of diversion and early-intervention services that reduced formal filings and probation intakes.
Matt Olsen, director, presented the report and said the county had 197 active diversion cases as of Sept. 30 and placed 312 youths on diversion contracts during FY2025 (125 males and 187 females). "We diverted 68.7% of the cases," Olsen said, noting that was an "incredibly high diversion rate." He told the commission the number of diversion placements fell from 387 in 2024 and 345 in 2023 and is below the county's 18‑year average of 336.
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