District Court Department
Fiscal Year 2008 Statistics - Summary

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FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 OVERALL CASE FILINGS 828,637 5.7% 784,250 786,138 767,774 764,415 904,744 894,567 876,809 868,641 885,129 917,886 915,569 CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS 233,224 0.1% 233,013 224,068 216,047 225,539 260,437 252,913 244,239 247,109 250,593 259,683 268,120 CRIMINAL SEARCH WARRANTS 1,322 - - - - - - - - - - - - REGULAR CIVIL CASES 79,333 15.0% 69,000 58,210 51,531 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120 SPECIALIZED  CIVIL CASES 206,703 14.4% 180,748 180,674 169,347 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CHINS, C&P 199 -9.1% 219 186 215 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 307,856 2.2% 301,270 325,000 330,634 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619   FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 CRIMINAL CHARGES   -100.0% 505,293 493,048 474,172 505,008 572,211 549,515 517,185 532,035 513,882 520,922 539,631 Operating Under the Influence   -100.0% 17,215 16,099 15,470 17,317 18,645 18,803 19,053 22,706 19,986 21,432 21,151 MV Homicide   -100.0% 114 105 129 204 154 174 140 116 158 234 165 Serious MV   -100.0% 16,144 16,043 16,198 17,100 18,738 19,344 18,229 19,127 18,002 18,552 17,906 Other MV   -100.0% 209,764 207,684 197,571 204,793 234,691 217,003 198,083 201,302 195,660 191,400 208,443 Narcotics   -100.0% 46,685 48,299 44,163 45,612 53,164 50,672 49,848 49,598 45,335 48,657 49,139 Breaking & Entering   -100.0% 14,175 12,768 12,415 12,438 15,232 14,611 13,086 11,487 13,568 13,849 15,403 Larceny & Fraud   -100.0% 55,929 56,045 58,329 65,698 72,929 72,719 66,292 66,057 65,338 66,175 67,611 Disturbing & Disorderly   -100.0% 16,276 14,342 13,946 14,633 15,755 15,409 14,972 15,371 17,292 19,504 19,058 Destruction of Personal Property   -100.0% 12,592 11,921 10,794 14,370 14,161 13,848 12,687 12,289 11,906 12,966 12,073 Assault   -100.0% 55,563 53,319 52,853 56,142 66,415 64,303 62,554 63,333 66,240 68,391 70,116 Firearms   -100.0% 5,737 5,110 4,351 5,186 4,948 5,048 4,120 3,946 3,041 2,992 3,262 Non-support   -100.0% 18 32 20 99 138 169 259 333 447 562 552 Other Charges   -100.0% 55,081 51,281 47,933 51,416 57,241 57,412 57,862 66,370 56,909 56,208 54,752   FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 REGULAR CIVIL CASES 79,333 15.0% 69,000 58,210 51,531 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120 Direct Filings 79,333 15.0% 69,000 58,199 51,389 50,313 60,760 58,867 59,340 55,726 55,536 53,452 48,715 Remands - - - 11 142 178 385 644 849 1,450 2,287 2,184 3,405   FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 SPECIALIZED CASES 206,703 14.4% 180,748 180,674 169,347 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 Small Claims 106,148 -1.5% 107,808 112,663 106,528 116,653 141,368 131,437 121,669 117,698 118,011 123,728 119,751 Summary Process 13,373 12.6% 11,880 10,594 9,812 9,956 11,468 12,365 14,175 14,228 15,068 15,591 16,313 Supplementary Proceedings 29,193 24.8% 23,400 20,561 17,394 16,443 20,766 18,665 19,615 17,922 17,493 16,177 15,926 Abuse Prevention (209A) 27,076 -0.1% 27,104 26,902 26,927 27,813 33,233 35,172 35,296 36,290 36,827 38,588 40,538 Mental Health 9,000 -5.7% 9,547 9,517 8,211 7,923 8,229 8,424 8,036 7,251 7,032 6,782 6,683 CMVI Appeals 21,913 - - - - - - - - - - - - Other Specialized Civil 0 -100.0% 1,009 437 475 982 1,110 1,196 1,333 1,240 1,281 999 1,643   FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 JUVENILE CASES 199 -9.1% 219 186 215 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 Juvenile Delinquency 130 -0.8% 131 129 104 600 4,410 4,160 3,644 4,031 7,746 14,095 19,711 Child in Need of Services 59 -11.9% 67 48 87 212 1,532 1,579 1,481 1,352 2,231 4,017 4,538 Care & Protection 10 -52.4% 21 9 24 71 549 483 506 461 760 1,182 1,515 Juvenile Delinquency Charges -100.0% 281 306 198 1,418 7,613 8,008 6,564 7,006 13,724 24,107 34,936   FY08 % Change from FY07 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 307,856 2.2% 301,270 325,000 330,634 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619 CMVI Hearings 215,741 -3.7% 224,023 238,588 242,140 216,676 251,356 258,047 257,011 256,447 255,001 264,475 252,956 Non-MV Infraction Hearings 6,847 -                       Criminal Show Cause Hearings 85,268 10.4% 77,247 84,412 88,494 91,056 109,441 110,615 109,615 107,436 115,263 116,930 115,663

* 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 and are not included in District Court statistics for FY2004 and subsequent years.