Juvenile crime on the rise

THERE is an emerging trend of juveniles being involved in crime and other social ills.Based on police statistics, juveniles involved in crime totalled 7,816 cases in 2013 as compared to 3,700 cases in 2012.

Of this, student involvement in index crime totalled 1,632 cases in 2013 as compared to 1,042 cases in 2012, an increase of 57%.