Boston Municipal Court Department
Caseload Statistics -

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BMC Brighton Central Charlestown Dorchester East Boston Roxbury South Boston West Roxbury BMC Total Criminal Case* 2,188 11,624 887 8,562 2,512 6,900 1,875 3,983 38,531 Less Complex 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15%   328 1,744 133 1,284 377 1035 281 597 5,780 Moderate Complex 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80%   1,750 9,299 710 6,850 2,010 5,520 1,500 3,186 30,825 More Complex 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%   109 581 44 428 126 345 94 199 1,927 Criminal Show Cause Hearings 853 12,099 272 3,347 1,091 3,050 1,032 2,292 24,036 (hearings held) 821 10,494 225 2,722 752 3,050 997 2,267 21,328 Probation Violation Hearings 466 1,315 187 2,545 527 1,197 415 1,069 7,721 Search Warrants (Criminal & Administrative)                   Criminal Warrants 46 80 7 296 34 257 56 108 884 Administrative Warrants 118 115 25 517 83 281 66 382 1,587 Abuse Restraining Orders 169 76 81 1,138 396 739 201 579 3,379 Less Complex 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%   118 53 57 797 277 517 141 405 2,365 More Complex 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%   51 23 24 341 119 222 60 174 1,014 Civil* 373 9,477 117 1,838 527 1,237 278 1,264 15,111 Less Complex 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%   261 6,634 82 1287 369 866 195 885 10,578 More Complex 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%   112 2,843 35 551 158 371 83 379 4,533 Civil (Miscellaneous)* 92 965 1 0 43 5 0 0 1,106 *Civil remands + other civil Small Claims 437 8,432 162 2,028 920 1,490 360 1,864 15,693 Less Complex 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 55%   240 4,638 89 1,115 506 820 198 1,025 8,631 More Complex 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45%   197 3,794 73 913 414 671 162 839 7,062 Summary Process* 83 140 22 644 361 366 53 346 2,015 Less Complex 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80%   66 112 18 515 289 293 42 277 1612 More Complex 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%   17 28 4 129 72 73 11 69 403 Supplementary Process 209 268 79 1,115 290 559 169 806 3,495 Civil Motor Vehicle Infraction 4,005 9,576 2,031 7,199 2,065 4,796 4,792 5,235 39,699 (Hearings Held) 3,902 8,454 1,529 5,672 1,625 4,204 5,484 4,725 35,595 Judge CMVI 597 1,339 161 885 382 450 304 1,160 5,278 Mental Health (Civil) 152 174 27 123 85 130 134 321 1,146 Juvenile    Delinquency (complaints ent) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    CHINS (petitions issued) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    C&P (cases received) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    Adoption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judicial Review Admin. Dec. 22 46 0 0 0 0 0 0   Appellate Div. Procedures 69 69