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extent of the problem of juvenile crime and juvenile violence. The information is a summary of figures from the Juvenile Justice Fact Book, the Governor's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Committee, and Indian River County Juvenile Justice Plan. DELINQUENCY CASES RECEIVED. COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1982-83 AND 1991-92 FIGURES BASED UPON MOST SERIOUS OFFENSE CHARGED IN EACH CASE. .) TIIE FLORIDA -POPULATION AGED 10 TO 17 INCREASED BY 7% OVER THE NINE YEAR PERIOD AND TIIE•TOTAL NUMBER OF DELINQUENCY CASES RECEIVED BY HRS INTAKE DURING 1991-92 WAS 92% GREATER TI1AN THE NUMBER RECEIVED IN 1982-83. .) THE PERCENT INCREASE WAS LARGER FOR MORE SERIOUS OFFENSES, WITH 91% INCREASE IN FELONY CASES COMPARED TO A 777'INCREASE IN MISDEMEANOR CASES. .) THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE WAS FOR A'1:TEMP7:ED MURDER, W11iCH GREW FROM 13 CASES TO 2491 FOR AN INCREASES OF 1;8159. HURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER CASES GREW BY 116%. .) THE NUMBER OF FELONY DRUG CASES (EXCLUDING MARIJUANA) GREW BY 585%, ALTHOUGH -THE -FIGURE FOR 1991-92 WAS DOWN I3Y OVER 30% FROM T11E PEAK YEAR 1988-92, THE MAJORITY'OF THESE CASES WERE FOR COCAINE, FELONY MARIJUANA CASES GREW BY 2271 .) THE NUMBER OF AUTO THEFT CASES INCREASED BY 329%. .) CONCEALED FIREARM CASES INCREASED BY -3269., .) TIIE NUMBER OF ARMED ROBBERY CASES GREW BX 2U67, OTHER RUBBERY CASES INCREASES BY 1777+ .) SEXUAL BATTERY CASES INCREASED BY 74%, W111U OTHER FELONY SEX.OFtENSE CASES INCREASED BY 231% .) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CASES INCREASED'BY 1647.. MISDEMEANOR ASSUALT CASES INCREASED BY 190%, �) JUVENILE 11RRCS'.0 FOR SERIOUS CIZi�1CS WERE UP 12s5% DUIUNG 1991 CUA1P1U1E:6 `1C7 s 711E PREVIOUS YEAR. SINCE 1989, TIIC t>Uhv= or JUVLNILLIS AiuzLisr U FUR SL:LZ].OUS CIUMES 1NC1W,II.SEU 21.5%. s) ON '110, AVERAGE A JUVENILE WAS 11RRES` M EVERY 0`111ER DAY IUR MURDER IN I'LORLDII DURING 1991. 3 JAN 199 BOOK 91 UUF 6