FLORIDA – The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice reports that Florida saw a significant rise in juvenile arrests during the 2022-23 fiscal year. According to the latest data, the state recorded 43,394 arrests involving juveniles, marking a 17% increase from the 37,048 reported in the previous year.
Despite this spike, the total remains well below the figures reported before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018-19, Florida documented 54,851 juvenile arrests statewide. That same year, Broward County reported 3,386 juvenile arrests, and Miami-Dade logged 3,075.
The recent increase was mirrored in Broward County, which experienced a rise from 1,938 arrests in 2021-22 to 2,274 in 2022-23, matching the state’s overall 17% jump. Meanwhile, Miami-Dade saw a much smaller increase, with arrests rising just 3%, from 1,747 to 1,807…