Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Superior Court
Juvenile Offender Activity - 2019 to 2023
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2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
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| FILINGS |
| Homicide |
6 |
9 |
. % |
7 |
. % |
29 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
| Sex Crimes |
228 |
183 |
-19.7 % |
187 |
2.2 % |
199 |
6.4 % |
172 |
-13.6 % |
| Robbery |
242 |
233 |
-3.7 % |
103 |
-55.8 % |
189 |
83.5 % |
302 |
59.8 % |
| Assault |
505 |
379 |
-25 % |
308 |
-18.7 % |
477 |
54.9 % |
584 |
22.4 % |
| Theft/Burglary |
637 |
493 |
-22.6 % |
325 |
-34.1 % |
343 |
5.5 % |
585 |
70.6 % |
| Motor Vehicle Theft |
262 |
213 |
-18.7 % |
112 |
-47.4 % |
115 |
2.7 % |
253 |
120 % |
| Controlled Substance |
201 |
95 |
-52.7 % |
33 |
-65.3 % |
19 |
. % |
40 |
110.5 % |
| Other Felony (2) |
625 |
427 |
-31.7 % |
335 |
-21.5 % |
553 |
65.1 % |
625 |
13 % |
| Total Felony Filings |
2,706 |
2,032 |
-24.9 % |
1,410 |
-30.6 % |
1,924 |
36.5 % |
2,578 |
34 % |
| Misdemeanor/Gross Misdemeanor (2) |
3,414 |
2,256 |
-33.9 % |
1,277 |
-43.4 % |
1,560 |
22.2 % |
2,110 |
35.3 % |
| Non-Charge Filings (3) |
1,211 |
845 |
-30.2 % |
549 |
-35 % |
607 |
10.6 % |
742 |
22.2 % |
| Total Juvenile Offender Filings |
7,331 |
5,133 |
-30 % |
3,236 |
-37 % |
4,091 |
26.4 % |
5,430 |
32.7 % |
RESOLUTIONS
Before Trial |
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| Change of Venue |
3 |
6 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Declination of Jurisdiction |
3 |
6 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
| Deferred Prosecution |
27 |
15 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
11 |
. % |
| Dismissal |
2,009 |
1,784 |
-11.2 % |
1,393 |
-21.9 % |
1,195 |
-14.2 % |
1,490 |
24.7 % |
| Guilty Plea |
3,162 |
2,354 |
-25.6 % |
1,419 |
-39.7 % |
1,554 |
9.5 % |
2,025 |
30.3 % |
| Other (4) |
687 |
616 |
-10.3 % |
412 |
-33.1 % |
517 |
25.5 % |
473 |
-8.5 % |
| Total Pre-Trial Resolutions |
5,891 |
4,781 |
-18.8 % |
3,236 |
-32.3 % |
3,288 |
1.6 % |
4,004 |
21.8 % |
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| After Trial Commencement |
| Deferred Disposition |
534 |
438 |
-18 % |
283 |
-35.4 % |
302 |
6.7 % |
471 |
56 % |
| Dismissal |
5 |
2 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
8 |
|
| Guilty Plea |
5 |
1 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
| Acquitted/Not Guilty |
15 |
6 |
. % |
5 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
| Convicted |
156 |
108 |
-30.8 % |
84 |
-22.2 % |
97 |
15.5 % |
123 |
26.8 % |
| Total Post-Trial Resolutions |
715 |
555 |
-22.4 % |
377 |
-32.1 % |
414 |
9.8 % |
617 |
49 % |
| Total Resolutions |
6,606 |
5,336 |
-19.2 % |
3,613 |
-32.3 % |
3,702 |
2.5 % |
4,621 |
24.8 % |
|
|
| Sentences |
| Community Supervision |
98 |
52 |
-46.9 % |
30 |
. % |
39 |
30 % |
55 |
41 % |
| Detention |
2,288 |
1,564 |
-31.6 % |
956 |
-38.9 % |
1,136 |
18.8 % |
1,532 |
34.9 % |
| Detention/Community Supervision |
31 |
29 |
. % |
14 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
| State Commitment |
351 |
343 |
-2.3 % |
247 |
-28 % |
238 |
-3.6 % |
334 |
40.3 % |
| Local Commitment |
34 |
28 |
. % |
14 |
. % |
26 |
. % |
30 |
. % |
| Other |
1,147 |
926 |
-19.3 % |
548 |
-40.8 % |
590 |
7.7 % |
692 |
17.3 % |
| Total Sentences |
3,949 |
2,942 |
-25.5 % |
1,809 |
-38.5 % |
2,046 |
13.1 % |
2,652 |
29.6 % |
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| PROCEEDINGS (9) |
| Adjudicatory Hearing |
274 |
202 |
-26.3 % |
108 |
-46.5 % |
142 |
31.5 % |
101 |
-28.9 % |
| Adjudicatory and Sentence Hearing |
66 |
62 |
-6.1 % |
69 |
11.3 % |
82 |
18.8 % |
132 |
61 % |
| Preliminary Appearance |
1,655 |
1,105 |
-33.2 % |
719 |
-34.9 % |
942 |
31 % |
1,176 |
24.8 % |
| Detention Hearing |
1,818 |
1,262 |
-30.6 % |
752 |
-40.4 % |
968 |
28.7 % |
1,347 |
39.2 % |
| Declination |
9 |
2 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
|
8 |
|
| Initial Arraignment |
4,941 |
3,592 |
-27.3 % |
2,277 |
-36.6 % |
2,888 |
26.8 % |
3,903 |
35.1 % |
| Other Pre-Resolution Hearing (5) |
14,278 |
11,487 |
-19.5 % |
9,468 |
-17.6 % |
10,552 |
11.4 % |
13,425 |
27.2 % |
| Guilty Plea Hearing (6) |
3,635 |
2,675 |
-26.4 % |
1,646 |
-38.5 % |
1,776 |
7.9 % |
2,371 |
33.5 % |
| Sentence Hearing |
821 |
461 |
-43.8 % |
348 |
-24.5 % |
367 |
5.5 % |
367 |
0 % |
| Review Hearing (7) |
4,209 |
2,086 |
-50.4 % |
1,392 |
-33.3 % |
1,319 |
-5.2 % |
1,697 |
28.7 % |
| Post-Resolution Hearing (8) |
13,829 |
9,492 |
-31.4 % |
8,436 |
-11.1 % |
7,886 |
-6.5 % |
9,410 |
19.3 % |
| Non-Charge Hearing (3) |
2,344 |
1,599 |
-31.8 % |
1,091 |
-31.8 % |
1,188 |
8.9 % |
1,389 |
16.9 % |
| Total Proceedings |
47,879 |
34,025 |
-28.9 % |
26,306 |
-22.7 % |
28,110 |
6.9 % |
35,326 |
25.7 % |
| Average Proceedings/Resolution |
7.2 |
6.4 |
|
7.3 |
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7.6 |
|
7.6 |
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1 Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
2 Pursuant to Chapter 53 Laws of 2003 (SB 5758 - effective July 1, 2004), technical (non-substantive) revisions were made to the criminal statutes of Washington State. In conjunction with this recodification, statistical categorization of criminal cases was revised. Charges based on statutes that cite both felony and misdemeanor category charging options were previously categorized as felonies. Beginning with January 2004 figures, these are categorized for statistical purposes as gross misdemeanors/misdemeanors.
3 A non-charge case is one opened for which no formal charges have been filed, such as for conducting one or more preliminary appearances prior to the filing of an information. If an information is subsequently filed, the case is counted as a juvenile offender case as of the date the information is filed.
4 Other pre-resolutions include dismissals/closures by clerk and uncontested resolutions.
5 Other pre-resolution hearings include pre-resolution/motion conferences, evidentiary hearings, not guilty plea hearings, continued prosecution hearings, dismissal hearings, pre-trial management hearings, warrant identification hearings, and omnibus hearings.
6 Guilty plea hearings include both guilty plea only and guilty plea and sentencing hearings.
7 Review hearings include financial review hearings and sentence conditions violation hearings.
8 Post-resolution hearings include other hearings.
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