District Court Department
Fiscal Year 2005 Statistics - Summary

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FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 TOTAL FILINGS 767,827 0.4% 764,415 904,744 894,567 876,809 868,641 885,129 917,886 915,569 912,517 CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS 216,047 -4.2% 225,539 260,437 252,913 244,239 247,109 250,593 259,683 268,120 265,885 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CHINS, C&P 215 -75.7% 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 24,091 REGULAR CIVIL CASES 51,531 2.1% 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120 44,131 SPECIALIZED  CIVIL CASES 169,347 -5.8% 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 192,102 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 330,634 7.4% 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619 386,308   FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 CRIMINAL CHARGES 474,172 -6.1% 505,008 572,211 549,515 517,185 532,035 513,882 520,922 539,631 532,926 Operating Under the Influence 15,470 -10.7% 17,317 18,645 18,803 19,053 22,706 19,986 21,432 21,151 20,754 MV Homicide 129 -36.8% 204 154 174 140 116 158 234 165 185 Serious MV 16,198 -5.3% 17,100 18,738 19,344 18,229 19,127 18,002 18,552 17,906 18,260 Other MV 197,571 -3.5% 204,793 234,691 217,003 198,083 201,302 195,660 191,400 208,443 216,271 Narcotics 44,163 -3.2% 45,612 53,164 50,672 49,848 49,598 45,335 48,657 49,139 48,716 Breaking & Entering 12,415 -0.2% 12,438 15,232 14,611 13,086 11,487 13,568 13,849 15,403 16,398 Larceny & Fraud 58,329 -11.2% 65,698 72,929 72,719 66,292 66,057 65,338 66,175 67,611 67,219 Disturbing & Disorderly 13,946 -4.7% 14,633 15,755 15,409 14,972 15,371 17,292 19,504 19,058 18,101 Destruction of Personal Property 10,794 -24.9% 14,370 14,161 13,848 12,687 12,289 11,906 12,966 12,073 11,498 Assault 52,853 -5.9% 56,142 66,415 64,303 62,554 63,333 66,240 68,391 70,116 66,811 Firearms 4,351 -16.1% 5,186 4,948 5,048 4,120 3,946 3,041 2,992 3,262 3,694 Non-support 20 -79.8% 99 138 169 259 333 447 562 552 497 Other Charges 47,933 -6.8% 51,416 57,241 57,412 57,862 66,370 56,909 56,208 54,752 44,522   FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 JUVENILE CASES 215 -75.7% 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 24,091 Juvenile Delinquency 104 -82.7% 600 4,410 4,160 3,644 4,031 7,746 14,095 19,711 18,128 Child in Need of Services 87 -59.0% 212 1,532 1,579 1,481 1,352 2,231 4,017 4,538 4,514 Care & Protection 24 -66.2% 71 549 483 506 461 760 1,182 1,515 1,449 Juvenile Delinquency Charges 198 - 1,418 7,613 8,008 6,564 7,006 13,724 24,107 34,936 31,877   FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 REGULAR CIVIL CASES 51,531 2.1% 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120 44,131 Direct Filings 51,389 2.1% 50,313 60,760 58,867 59,340 55,726 55,536 53,452 48,715 41,161 Remands 142 -20.2% 178 385 644 849 1,450 2,287 2,184 3,405 2,970   FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 SPECIALIZED CASES 169,347 -5.8% 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 192,102 Small Claims 106,528 -8.7% 116,653 141,368 131,437 121,669 117,698 118,011 123,728 119,751 109,557 Supplementary Proceedings 17,394 5.8% 16,443 20,766 18,665 19,615 17,922 17,493 16,177 15,926 16,317 Abuse Prevention (209A) 26,927 -3.2% 27,813 33,233 35,172 35,296 36,290 36,827 38,588 40,538 41,667 Mental Health 8,211 3.6% 7,923 8,229 8,424 8,036 7,251 7,032 6,782 6,683 6,663 Summary Process 9,812 -1.4% 9,956 11,468 12,365 14,175 14,228 15,068 15,591 16,313 16,395 Support Enforcement - - - - - - - - - 21 22 URESA - - - - - - - - - 9 16 Victims Compensation - - - - - - - - 3 62 92 Inquests - - - - - - - - - - - Other Specialized Civil 475 -51.6% 982 1,110 1,196 1,333 1,240 1,281 999 1,643 1,373   FY05 % Change from FY04 FY04 FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 FY96 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 330,634 7.4% 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619 386,308 CMVI Hearings Scheduled 242,140 11.8% 216,676 251,356 258,047 257,011 256,447 255,001 264,475 252,956 273,271 CMVI Show Cause Hearings Scheduled 88,494 -2.8% 91,056 109,441 110,615 109,615 107,436 115,263 116,930 115,663 113,037   CMVI Hearings Held 202,009 15.6% 174,808 205,395 210,805 209,389 207,679 204,453 211,442 204,092 221,671 CMVI Appeals to a Judge 22,454 19.6% 18,778 26,901 26,431 26,361 26,105 24,776 24,658 23,173 23,635 Criminal Show Cause Hearings Held 72,993 -0.2% 73,104 85,975 84,727 84,367 82,906 87,509 88,151 87,324 85,834

* On 7/1/03, the Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, South Boston, and West Roxbury divisions were transferred to the Boston Municipal Court Department. They are therefore not included in District Court statistics for FY2004 and subsequent years.