<p class="title">If crimes against children are on the rise, so are the cases of juvenile delinquency, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures show. </p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2016, at least 35,849 crimes were committed by those aged 18 or below. Karnataka accounts for 453, or 1.3%, of the cases. In Bengaluru, there were 205 cases of juvenile delinquency while 287 minors were arrested. While 139 of them were sent to the state-run home for boys, others were let off with a warning. The city had seen 107 cases of juvenile delinquency in 2014 and 128 in 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, not a single orphan or homeless child was involved in these cases. Out of the 287 juvenile suspects, 283 had families and four children had guardians, the report says.</p>
<p class="title">If crimes against children are on the rise, so are the cases of juvenile delinquency, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures show. </p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2016, at least 35,849 crimes were committed by those aged 18 or below. Karnataka accounts for 453, or 1.3%, of the cases. In Bengaluru, there were 205 cases of juvenile delinquency while 287 minors were arrested. While 139 of them were sent to the state-run home for boys, others were let off with a warning. The city had seen 107 cases of juvenile delinquency in 2014 and 128 in 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, not a single orphan or homeless child was involved in these cases. Out of the 287 juvenile suspects, 283 had families and four children had guardians, the report says.</p>
