District Court Department
Fiscal Year 2012 Statistics - Summary

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FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 OVERALL FILINGS 647,174 -11.7% 733,320 757,843 836,087 828,875 784,453 788,336 767,956 764,658 905,031 894,567 876,809 869,006 885,505 917,886 915,826 CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS 202,330 1.1% 200,175 205,570 223,854 234,546 233,013 224,068 216,047 225,539 260,437 252,913 244,239 247,109 250,593 259,683 268,120 CRIMINAL MATTERS 50,993 -26.6% 69,512 84,144 92,434 79,333 69,000 58,210 51,531 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120 REGULAR CIVIL CASES 195,825 -0.4% 196,517 196,888 226,428 206,703 180,748 180,674 169,347 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 APPELLATE DIVISION APPEALS 161 -20.3% 202 196 240 238 203 198 182 243 287 NA NA 365 376 NA 257 JUVENILE MATTERS 262 138.2% 110 81 201 199 219 186 215 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 197,603 -25.9% 266,804 270,964 292,930 307,856 301,270 325,000 330,634 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 CRIMINAL MATTERS 202,330 1.1% 200,175 205,570 223,854 234,546 233,013 224,068 216,047 225,539 260,437 252,913 244,239 247,109 250,593 259,683 268,120 Criminal Defendants 196,845 0.6% 195,582 200,572 219,154 233,224 233,013 224,068 216,047 225,539 260,437 252,913 244,239 247,109 250,593 259,683 268,120 Criminal Show Cause Appeals 145 116.4% 67 484 224 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Criminal Search Warrants 5,340 18.0% 4,526 4,514 4,476 1,322 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 REGULAR CIVIL CASES 50,993 -26.6% 69,512 84,144 92,434 79,333 69,000 58,210 51,531 50,491 61,145 59,511 60,189 57,176 57,823 55,636 52,120   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 SPECIALIZED CIVIL MATTERS 195,825 -0.4% 196,517 196,888 226,428 206,703 180,748 180,674 169,347 179,770 216,174 207,259 200,124 194,629 195,712 201,868 200,946 Small Claims 90,196 6.8% 84,481 88,448 120,023 106,148 107,808 112,663 106,528 116,653 141,368 131,437 121,669 117,698 118,011 123,728 119,751 Supplementary Proceedings 25,666 -25.0% 34,205 38,680 40,260 29,193 23,400 20,561 17,394 16,443 20,766 18,665 19,615 17,922 17,493 16,177 15,926 Summary Process 13,468 10.2% 12,216 12,009 12,964 13,373 11,880 10,594 9,812 9,956 11,468 12,365 14,175 14,228 15,068 15,591 16,313 Restraining Orders (209A & 258E) 38,076 -2.0% 38,865 30,055 23,738 27,076 27,104 26,902 26,927 27,813 33,233 35,172 35,296 36,290 36,827 38,588 40,538 Mental Health 11,529 20.9% 9,537 10,401 8,033 9,000 9,547 9,517 8,211 7,923 8,229 8,424 8,036 7,251 7,032 6,782 6,683 CMVI Appeals 7,304 -22.5% 9,422 11,424 18,466 21,913 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Administrative Warrants 8,808 16.0% 7,591 5,686 2,944 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Other specialized civil 778 289.0% 200 185 0 0 1,009 437 475 982 1,110 1,196 1,333 1,240 1,281 1,002 1,735   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 APPELLATE DIVISION APPEALS 161 -20.3% 202 196 240 238 203 198 182 243 287 NA NA 365 376 NA 257 Civil Appeals 94 2.2% 92 89 110 110 94 83 76 82 90 NA NA 148 141 NA 107 CMVI Appeals 50 -39.8% 83 72 95 83 77 89 92 92 130 NA NA 166 184 NA 124 Motions 17 -29.2% 24 34 34 43 30 24 14 69 67 NA NA 51 51 NA 26 Single Justice Petitions 0 -100.0% 3 1 1 2 2 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 JUVENILE MATTERS 262 138.2% 110 81 201 199 219 186 215 883 6,191 6,222 5,631 5,844 10,737 19,294 25,764 Juvenile Delinquency 107 -2.7% 110 44 96 130 131 129 104 600 4,410 4,160 3,644 4,031 7,746 14,095 19,711 Child in Need of Services - Petitions Issued 63 5.0% 60 30 81 59 67 48 87 212 1,532 1,579 1,481 1,352 2,231 4,017 4,538 Care & Protection 10 -54.5% 22 7 24 10 21 9 24 71 549 483 506 461 760 1,182 1,515   FY12 % Change from FY11 FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04* FY03 FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98 FY97 MAGISTRATE HEARINGS 197,603 -25.9% 266,804 270,964 292,930 307,856 301,270 325,000 330,634 307,732 360,797 368,662 366,626 363,883 370,264 381,405 368,619 CMVI Hearings 128,425 -25.0% 171,131 183,931 204,231 215,741 224,023 238,588 242,140 216,676 251,356 258,047 257,011 256,447 255,001 264,475 252,956 Non-MV Infraction Civil Hearings 2,589 -81.3% 13,815 14,542 11,670 6,847 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Criminal Show Cause Hearings 66,589 -18.7% 81,858 72,491 77,029 85,268 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 these statistics for FY2004 and subsequent years.