Youth Felony Petitions Filed (2014–2024)

Definition

Number of youth committing a felony, for select counties.

Minnehaha and Pennington counties began Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) implementation in 2011.

Brown, Codington, and Davison counties began JDAI implementation in 2018.

Brookings county began JDAI implementation in 2020.

Yankton and Hughes counties began JDAI implementation in 2021.

Lincoln county began JDAI implementation in 2022.

Butte, Clay, Lawrence, and Meade counties began JDAI implementation in 2023.

Data Source

Court Services Department of the South Dakota Unified Judicial System - https://ujs.sd.gov/

Notes

DATE - Data is for the state fiscal year

Last Updated

2024-09