Brevard News

Gov. Rick Scott: Lowest Juvenile Arrests In More Than 30 Years

Governor Rick Scott announced on December 1 that the number of juvenile arrests continued their downward trend in 2014-2015 according to the latest delinquency report released by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Statewide, juvenile arrests dropped another 4 percent in the last fiscal year, which resulted in a five year decline of 32 percent- the lowest number of juvenile arrests since 1984. […]