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Fiscal Year 2009 Statistics

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Fiscal Year 2009 Statistics
County
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
DELINQUENCY
  Complaints
1315
732
3140
3073
1004
3671
3455
1556
1624
3096
3385
26051
  Males
392
221
865
945
271
1002
1065
461
470
934
1064
7690
  Females
121
75
372
314
95
519
421
178
207
285
427
3014
   Total Individuals
513
296
1237
1259
366
1521
1486
639
677
1219
1491
10704
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
YOUTHFUL OFFENDER
  Indictments
4
4
34
68
7
34
18
14
47
90
14
334
    Males
1
0
11
20
3
20
8
7
17
30
6
123
    Females
0
1
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
9
    Total Individuals
1
1
12
23
3
21
8
7
17
33
6
132
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
CARE & PROTECTION
  Petitions
113
145
338
339
147
436
550
137
168
479
481
3333
  Children
175
234
570
504
244
785
848
215
265
824
805
5469
Permancy Hearings
201
311
719
811
249
894
664
367
280
953
958
6407
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
CHINS
  Applications
335
179
1083
1047
222
677
1119
309
360
1391
1285
8007
    Male
194
83
578
529
119
334
588
162
172
722
693
4174
    Female
134
89
468
484
97
324
498
139
162
642
532
3569
  Petitions
245
128
721
565
148
608
684
201
236
647
782
4965
    Male
151
64
376
288
79
305
372
96
124
348
427
2630
    Female
94
64
345
277
69
303
312
105
112
299
355
2335
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
ADULT
  Complaints
25
44
80
20
21
20
42
30
19
49
122
472
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
ADOPTION
  Petitions
28
60
111
80
39
103
58
32
59
88
142
800
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
GUARDIANSHIP
  Petitions
27
30
73
51
37
135
117
38
33
104
133
778
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
PATERNITY
  Complaints
9
7
33
30
15
44
20
11
22
70
33
294
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
MOTOR VEHICLE
  Citations
0
0
0
9
0
1
0
0
3
0
21
34
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS
  Applications
675
593
1658
1249
585
1033
1874
807
685
1617
1896
12672
  
 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Frank/
Hamp
Hampden
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
TOTAL
JURY CASES
  Delinquent
73
111
73
955
79
661
760
158
301
889
96
4156
  Youthful Offender
0
0
7
46
8
30
18
20
12
40
5
186
  Chins
1
0
4
2
2
1
11
0
1
4
1
27
  Adult
0
3
1
6
2
2
1
11
5
2
10
43
  Total Jury Requests
74
114
85
1009
91
694
790
189
319
935
112
4412
  Jury Trials Held
2
6
2
17
3
22
21
2
6
10
0
91

 


NOTE: The jury session in Norfolk County is handled by the District Court.


 

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