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Juvenile Arrests Down In Florida

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MIAMI (CBSMiami/NSF) – Juvenile arrests dropped 7 percent during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday.

A release from Scott's office said juvenile arrests were down in the most heavily populated counties – Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Palm Beach and Hillsborough.

The decreases in those counties ranged from 12 percent in Miami-Dade County to 2 percent in Hillsborough, according to the release.

The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

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