Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Superior Court
Mental Illness and Alcohol Activity - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| FILINGS |
| Mental Illness - Adult |
8,928 |
10,250 |
14.8 % |
10,113 |
-1.3 % |
10,105 |
-0.1 % |
10,363 |
2.6 % |
| Mental Illness - Minor |
262 |
240 |
-8.4 % |
266 |
10.8 % |
428 |
60.9 % |
474 |
10.7 % |
| Mental Illness - Family |
104 |
94 |
-9.6 % |
201 |
113.8 % |
287 |
42.8 % |
334 |
16.4 % |
| Alcohol |
690 |
592 |
-14.2 % |
764 |
29.1 % |
272 |
-64.4 % |
306 |
12.5 % |
| Assisted Outpatient Treatment (3) |
17 |
14 |
. % |
11 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
| Total Filings |
10,001 |
11,190 |
11.9 % |
11,355 |
1.5 % |
11,105 |
-2.2 % |
11,489 |
3.5 % |
|
|
| MENTAL ILLNESS/ALCOHOL RESOLUTIONS |
| Change of Venue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Dismissal |
1,155 |
1,368 |
18.4 % |
1,239 |
-9.4 % |
1,622 |
30.9 % |
3,039 |
87.4 % |
| Uncontested |
3,460 |
4,347 |
25.6 % |
4,368 |
0.5 % |
4,068 |
-6.9 % |
4,442 |
9.2 % |
| Closed by Court |
928 |
1,119 |
20.6 % |
916 |
-18.1 % |
92 |
-90 % |
49 |
-46.7 % |
| Court Decision to Commit |
3,638 |
3,383 |
-7 % |
2,875 |
-15 % |
2,692 |
-6.4 % |
2,392 |
-11.1 % |
| Total Resolutions |
9,181 |
10,217 |
11.3 % |
9,398 |
-8 % |
8,474 |
-9.8 % |
9,923 |
17.1 % |
|
|
| MENTAL ILLNESS/ALCOHOL PROCEEDINGS (3) |
| Commitment Hearing |
4,661 |
5,031 |
7.9 % |
3,869 |
-23.1 % |
3,367 |
-13 % |
3,244 |
-3.7 % |
| Other Hearing (2) |
7,930 |
8,753 |
10.4 % |
7,323 |
-16.3 % |
4,553 |
-37.8 % |
3,401 |
-25.3 % |
| Trial |
335 |
374 |
11.6 % |
293 |
-21.7 % |
242 |
-17.4 % |
246 |
1.7 % |
| Total Proceedings |
12,926 |
14,158 |
9.5 % |
11,485 |
-18.9 % |
8,162 |
-28.9 % |
6,891 |
-15.6 % |
| Average Proceedings/Resolution |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
1.2 |
|
1 |
|
0.7 |
|
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1 Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
2 Other hearings include detention, motion, medication, review, revocation, modification, and 60-day alcohol hearings.
3 The Assisted Outpatient Treatment was added pursuant to Chapter 291, Laws of 2018, effective 4/1/2018.
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