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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Other Traffic Misdemeanor Activity(1) - 2008 to 2012
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2008 |
2009 |
% Chg |
2010 |
% Chg |
2011 |
% Chg |
2012 |
% Chg |
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| FILINGS |
| Citations/Complaints Filed |
135,758 |
136,670 |
0.7 % |
124,731 |
-8.7 % |
113,720 |
-8.8 % |
98,564 |
-13.3 % |
| Number of Violations Charged |
155,132 |
156,674 |
1 % |
143,292 |
-8.5 % |
130,480 |
-8.9 % |
113,419 |
-13.1 % |
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| CHARGE DISPOSITIONS |
| Guilty |
75,612 |
71,304 |
-5.7 % |
64,772 |
-9.2 % |
58,866 |
-9.1 % |
54,511 |
-7.4 % |
| Bail Forfeiture (5) |
7,784 |
4,131 |
-46.9 % |
3,913 |
-5.3 % |
3,158 |
-19.3 % |
1,139 |
-63.9 % |
| Not Guilty |
145 |
146 |
0.7 % |
97 |
-33.6 % |
112 |
15.5 % |
110 |
-1.8 % |
| Dismissed (2) |
49,352 |
51,299 |
3.9 % |
47,867 |
-6.7 % |
43,704 |
-8.7 % |
42,079 |
-3.7 % |
| Total Charge Dispositions (3) |
132,893 |
126,880 |
-4.5 % |
116,649 |
-8.1 % |
105,840 |
-9.3 % |
97,839 |
-7.6 % |
| Prosecution Deferred/Diverted |
6,524 |
6,569 |
0.7 % |
5,005 |
-23.8 % |
6,031 |
20.5 % |
5,250 |
-12.9 % |
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| PROCEEDINGS |
| Jury Trial |
368 |
322 |
-12.5 % |
251 |
-22 % |
169 |
-32.7 % |
176 |
4.1 % |
| Non-Jury Trial |
1,142 |
1,067 |
-6.6 % |
883 |
-17.2 % |
732 |
-17.1 % |
638 |
-12.8 % |
| Stipulation to the Record |
7,917 |
8,765 |
10.7 % |
7,043 |
-19.6 % |
5,335 |
-24.3 % |
4,518 |
-15.3 % |
| Arraignment |
120,006 |
116,186 |
-3.2 % |
103,582 |
-10.8 % |
92,845 |
-10.4 % |
81,463 |
-12.3 % |
| Other Hearing On Record |
291,905 |
277,868 |
-4.8 % |
245,970 |
-11.5 % |
216,499 |
-12 % |
204,444 |
-5.6 % |
| Total Proceedings |
421,338 |
404,208 |
-4.1 % |
357,729 |
-11.5 % |
315,580 |
-11.8 % |
291,239 |
-7.7 % |
| Proceedings Per Disposition |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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3.1 |
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3 |
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3 |
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| TRIAL SETTINGS (4) |
| Jury Trial Settings |
25,737 |
22,690 |
-11.8 % |
19,621 |
-13.5 % |
16,439 |
-16.2 % |
14,563 |
-11.4 % |
| Settings Per Jury Trial |
69.9 |
70.5 |
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78.2 |
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97.3 |
|
82.7 |
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| Non-Jury Trial Settings |
4,943 |
4,252 |
-14 % |
3,136 |
-26.2 % |
2,417 |
-22.9 % |
1,932 |
-20.1 % |
| Settings Per Non-Jury Trial |
4.3 |
4 |
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3.6 |
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3.3 |
|
3 |
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| Appeals |
70 |
83 |
18.6 % |
68 |
-18.1 % |
51 |
-25 % |
67 |
31.4 % |
| Revenue |
$14,820,067.00 |
$14,086,075.00 |
-5 % |
$13,557,000.00 |
-3.8 % |
$13,455,185.00 |
-0.8 % |
$13,077,402.00 |
-2.8 % |
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(1) In City of Redmond v. Moore, 151 Wn.2d 664 (2004), the Washington State Supreme Court held that "Driving With License Suspended" (DWLS) statutes providing for the mandatory suspension of a driver's license without an administrative hearing violate procedural due process and are unconstitutional. The large percentage variations from 2003 to 2005 are due in large part to that decision.
(2) Dismissals include cases in which the defendant has successfully completed the terms of deferred prosecution.
(3) Charge dispositions do not reflect outstanding warrants.
(4) Many settings occur for cases which never proceed to trial. Rescheduling of cases which do go to trial are included.
(5) Includes criminal offenses resolved by Bail Forfeiture through 6/30/2012. Beginning 7/1/2012, all criminal offenses require a mandatory court appearance. Criminal offense cases may no longer be resolved by bail forfeiture. (CrRLJ 3.2)
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