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COVID-19 has changed the criminal legal system

During the pandemic, the criminal legal system has operated completely differently than it normally does. We have indicated this by marking areas during the pandemic in red. The changes that can be observed on our dashboard include: 1) isolation, closed schools, and the loss of community programming has led to an increase in serious violent crime, 2) police have made fewer arrests overall (in particular for minor offenses), 3) court policies and other restrictions meant to keep people safe have also disrupted or delayed court hearings and led to a significant increase in open cases forced dismissals and withdrawals. See our report on the justice system during COVID-19 to learn more.

Understood

Case Outcomes

Year End 12/31/2022

Definitions | Limitations

A case outcome refers to how the case is resolved in court. Case outcomes include Dismissal or Withdrawal, Diversion, a Guilty verdict, a Guilty plea, or an Acquittal (Not Guilty verdict). Except in the case of Acquittal, any outcome is subject to change through Refile, Reconsideration, or Appeal.

77

Average Diversions

per Month YTD

82%

Trial-Ready Conviction Rate:

Homicide: Shootings

(Dec '21-'22)

78%

Trial-Ready Conviction Rate:

Non-Fatal Shootings

(Dec '21-'22)

65%

Trial-Ready Conviction Rate:

Rape

(Dec '21-'22)

76%

Trial-Ready Conviction Rate:

Carjackings

(Dec '21-'22)

All Offenses

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.

The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Case Outcomes by Offense Category

Offense Category

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

All Violent Offenses

12,816

13,352

11,702

10,185

9,618

8,705

8,463

8,056

7,083

3,648

6,408

9,297

All Violent Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

7,285

7,716

6,003

5,014

4,715

4,195

4,341

4,328

4,234

2,484

4,479

6,009

All Violent Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

246

100

58

28

33

18

20

9

16

41

48

91

All Violent Offenses Diversion

297

288

277

249

338

346

244

258

297

118

117

149

All Violent Offenses Guilty

4,452

4,605

4,601

4,163

3,731

3,506

3,297

3,033

2,078

889

1,559

2,578

All Violent Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

1,255

1,083

1,206

1,057

1,029

893

803

581

490

170

272

502

All Violent Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

2,546

2,793

2,687

2,240

1,864

1,908

1,756

1,950

1,113

492

809

1,541

All Violent Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

456

479

548

742

715

602

617

406

395

211

445

479

All Violent Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

59

83

32

22

52

22

33

8

9

3

6

10

All Violent Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

136

167

128

102

71

81

88

88

71

13

27

46

All Violent Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

527

630

730

700

775

605

535

394

421

95

183

437

All Violent Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

9

13

33

31

26

35

26

34

37

21

22

33

All Violent Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

12,100

10,328

9,346

8,669

8,111

7,004

6,479

5,487

6,898

10,946

10,396

7,434

All Property Offenses

9,400

9,993

9,494

8,296

8,116

7,807

7,539

6,245

4,745

2,318

4,043

5,420

All Property Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

3,580

3,709

3,297

2,621

2,506

2,701

3,064

2,964

2,548

1,317

3,023

3,954

All Property Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

100

73

56

55

22

43

36

51

53

172

92

115

All Property Offenses Diversion

877

869

1,118

1,109

1,213

1,060

785

664

496

257

97

149

All Property Offenses Guilty

4,679

5,096

4,737

4,237

4,137

3,824

3,493

2,443

1,562

552

801

1,135

All Property Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

1,451

1,504

1,376

1,137

1,094

905

800

305

109

37

34

103

All Property Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

2,678

2,916

2,731

2,324

2,361

2,385

2,130

1,878

1,173

405

577

825

All Property Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

376

488

534

715

647

482

511

226

251

106

181

202

All Property Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

127

139

64

33

13

16

27

17

15

0

3

0

All Property Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

47

49

32

28

22

36

25

17

14

4

6

5

All Property Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

152

243

270

255

216

164

148

111

77

13

23

54

All Property Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

12

3

16

19

22

15

13

12

9

7

7

13

All Property Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

8,492

7,994

7,224

6,839

6,346

5,711

5,489

4,496

5,043

8,011

7,066

5,416

All Drug Offenses

19,950

17,811

17,671

16,412

13,737

11,871

12,120

12,336

10,446

5,378

5,860

8,140

All Drug Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

3,258

2,731

2,717

2,352

1,987

1,931

2,704

4,643

4,612

2,363

3,462

4,755

All Drug Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

1,210

1,033

841

757

432

322

280

384

493

1,091

901

599

All Drug Offenses Diversion

4,273

3,257

4,204

3,860

2,755

2,472

2,352

2,105

1,851

1,028

117

215

All Drug Offenses Guilty

10,805

10,421

9,373

8,901

7,702

6,631

6,257

4,819

3,241

813

1,073

2,374

All Drug Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

5,815

5,207

4,494

3,688

3,021

2,341

2,092

1,120

390

76

52

209

All Drug Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

4,124

4,246

4,034

4,014

3,741

3,413

3,308

3,215

2,436

595

731

1,742

All Drug Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

525

626

674

1,005

870

802

710

427

374

139

275

386

All Drug Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

121

166

97

55

15

13

32

17

13

3

5

4

All Drug Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

220

176

74

139

55

62

115

40

28

0

10

33

All Drug Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

353

342

368

356

333

315

302

172

124

25

28

69

All Drug Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

51

27

168

186

528

200

225

213

125

58

279

128

All Drug Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

18,245

18,183

16,510

13,701

11,818

11,023

12,196

11,136

11,638

13,325

12,076

7,771

All Firearm Possession

1,371

1,203

1,116

1,140

1,089

1,120

1,220

1,550

1,325

604

1,769

3,030

All Firearm Possession Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

573

417

348

317

275

334

393

545

629

295

1,056

1,434

All Firearm Possession Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

2

2

1

2

1

0

0

2

1

2

3

4

All Firearm Possession Diversion

6

7

10

8

17

13

13

52

50

30

33

89

All Firearm Possession Guilty

700

705

685

723

712

687

732

889

563

251

637

1,415

All Firearm Possession Guilty Guilty at Trial

175

134

120

106

147

114

107

58

47

15

47

119

All Firearm Possession Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

413

368

337

253

223

245

236

583

316

124

305

952

All Firearm Possession Guilty Open Guilty Plea

105

184

213

347

327

315

380

236

199

110

282

336

All Firearm Possession Guilty Other Guilty Plea

4

8

2

6

1

1

1

2

0

0

1

1

All Firearm Possession Guilty Nolo Contendere

3

11

13

11

14

12

8

10

1

2

2

7

All Firearm Possession Not Guilty/Acquittal

86

69

70

89

77

79

79

58

77

21

34

85

All Firearm Possession Exonerated/Won on Appeal

4

3

2

1

7

7

3

4

5

5

6

3

All Firearm Possession Open Cases at End of Period

1,436

1,381

1,301

1,304

1,262

1,335

1,483

1,254

1,541

3,926

3,895

2,841

All Other Offenses

8,577

7,765

6,775

6,533

6,705

6,134

6,115

5,148

4,567

1,863

2,017

4,167

All Other Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

2,490

2,268

1,873

1,606

1,672

1,480

1,849

1,998

2,137

973

1,418

2,853

All Other Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

133

107

105

102

120

68

68

94

95

72

34

117

All Other Offenses Diversion

1,656

1,243

1,029

949

1,488

1,478

1,152

1,036

759

352

67

128

All Other Offenses Guilty

3,921

3,820

3,405

3,476

3,049

2,662

2,454

1,653

1,298

386

379

807

All Other Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

2,717

2,361

1,656

1,369

1,258

926

1,023

401

260

71

73

174

All Other Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

1,027

1,209

1,512

1,861

1,546

1,598

1,296

1,176

989

293

250

534

All Other Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

92

117

119

196

212

103

90

55

31

20

36

36

All Other Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

49

102

95

39

24

25

22

16

12

2

17

61

All Other Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

36

31

23

11

9

10

23

5

6

0

3

2

All Other Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

352

298

300

319

295

366

541

323

189

45

58

189

All Other Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

25

29

63

81

81

80

51

44

89

35

61

73

All Other Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

6,712

5,704

5,377

5,354

5,123

4,813

4,447

4,018

3,556

4,603

5,443

3,639

Uncategorized Offenses

3,219

3,250

2,800

2,246

2,194

1,888

1,785

1,974

1,431

900

1,192

1,725

Uncategorized Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

1,126

1,071

923

741

705

726

727

762

739

502

771

985

Uncategorized Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

71

46

29

17

14

11

13

10

16

57

27

108

Uncategorized Offenses Diversion

412

324

303

243

291

184

168

132

177

87

24

70

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty

1,505

1,618

1,320

1,044

1,027

819

748

695

442

226

330

481

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

608

545

424

363

341

250

209

130

64

28

25

75

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

737

859

741

525

530

456

440

485

306

157

218

315

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

101

122

119

140

129

91

85

67

59

37

77

73

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

25

46

13

6

9

0

3

2

1

2

1

7

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

34

46

23

10

18

22

11

11

12

2

9

11

Uncategorized Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

99

180

168

150

136

129

114

60

38

20

29

69

Uncategorized Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

6

11

57

51

21

19

15

315

19

8

11

12

Uncategorized Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

3,224

2,666

2,132

2,067

2,018

1,881

1,752

1,223

1,414

1,918

1,879

1,171

All Offenses

55,333

53,374

49,558

44,812

41,459

37,525

37,242

35,309

29,597

14,711

21,289

31,779

All Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

18,312

17,912

15,161

12,651

11,860

11,367

13,078

15,240

14,899

7,934

14,209

19,990

All Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

1,762

1,361

1,090

961

622

462

417

550

674

1,435

1,105

1,034

All Offenses Diversion

7,521

5,988

6,941

6,418

6,102

5,553

4,714

4,247

3,630

1,872

455

800

All Offenses Guilty

26,062

26,265

24,121

22,544

20,358

18,129

16,981

13,532

9,184

3,117

4,779

8,790

All Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

12,021

10,834

9,276

7,720

6,890

5,429

5,034

2,595

1,360

397

503

1,182

All Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

11,525

12,391

12,042

11,217

10,265

10,005

9,166

9,287

6,333

2,066

2,890

5,909

All Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

1,655

2,016

2,207

3,145

2,900

2,395

2,393

1,417

1,309

623

1,296

1,512

All Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

385

544

303

161

114

77

118

62

50

10

33

83

All Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

476

480

293

301

189

223

270

171

132

21

57

104

All Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

1,569

1,762

1,906

1,869

1,832

1,658

1,719

1,118

926

219

355

903

All Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

107

86

339

369

685

356

333

622

284

134

386

262

All Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

50,209

46,256

41,890

37,934

34,678

31,767

31,846

27,614

30,090

42,729

40,755

28,272

Rates

Data: Year End Case Outcomes by Offense Category

Offense Category

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

All Violent Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Violent Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

57%

58%

51%

49%

49%

48%

51%

54%

60%

68%

70%

65%

All Violent Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

2%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

All Violent Offenses Diversion

2%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

3%

3%

4%

3%

2%

2%

All Violent Offenses Guilty

35%

34%

39%

41%

39%

40%

39%

38%

29%

24%

24%

28%

All Violent Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

10%

8%

10%

10%

11%

10%

9%

7%

7%

5%

4%

5%

All Violent Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

20%

21%

23%

22%

19%

22%

21%

24%

16%

13%

13%

17%

All Violent Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

4%

4%

5%

7%

7%

7%

7%

5%

6%

6%

7%

5%

All Violent Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

0%

1%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Violent Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

All Violent Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

7%

6%

5%

6%

3%

3%

5%

All Violent Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

All Violent Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

94%

77%

80%

85%

84%

80%

77%

68%

97%

300%

162%

80%

All Property Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Property Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

38%

37%

35%

32%

31%

35%

41%

47%

54%

57%

75%

73%

All Property Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

0%

1%

1%

7%

2%

2%

All Property Offenses Diversion

9%

9%

12%

13%

15%

14%

10%

11%

10%

11%

2%

3%

All Property Offenses Guilty

50%

51%

50%

51%

51%

49%

46%

39%

33%

24%

20%

21%

All Property Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

15%

15%

14%

14%

13%

12%

11%

5%

2%

2%

1%

2%

All Property Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

28%

29%

29%

28%

29%

31%

28%

30%

25%

17%

14%

15%

All Property Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

4%

5%

6%

9%

8%

6%

7%

4%

5%

5%

4%

4%

All Property Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Property Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Property Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

2%

2%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

All Property Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Property Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

90%

80%

76%

82%

78%

73%

73%

72%

106%

346%

175%

100%

All Drug Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Drug Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

16%

15%

15%

14%

14%

16%

22%

38%

44%

44%

59%

58%

All Drug Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

6%

6%

5%

5%

3%

3%

2%

3%

5%

20%

15%

7%

All Drug Offenses Diversion

21%

18%

24%

24%

20%

21%

19%

17%

18%

19%

2%

3%

All Drug Offenses Guilty

54%

59%

53%

54%

56%

56%

52%

39%

31%

15%

18%

29%

All Drug Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

29%

29%

25%

22%

22%

20%

17%

9%

4%

1%

1%

3%

All Drug Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

21%

24%

23%

24%

27%

29%

27%

26%

23%

11%

12%

21%

All Drug Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

3%

4%

4%

6%

6%

7%

6%

3%

4%

3%

5%

5%

All Drug Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Drug Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

1%

1%

0%

1%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Drug Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

1%

1%

0%

0%

1%

All Drug Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

1%

1%

4%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

5%

2%

All Drug Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

91%

102%

93%

83%

86%

93%

101%

90%

111%

248%

206%

95%

All Firearm Possession

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Firearm Possession Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

42%

35%

31%

28%

25%

30%

32%

35%

47%

49%

60%

47%

All Firearm Possession Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Firearm Possession Diversion

0%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

3%

4%

5%

2%

3%

All Firearm Possession Guilty

51%

59%

61%

63%

65%

61%

60%

57%

42%

42%

36%

47%

All Firearm Possession Guilty Guilty at Trial

13%

11%

11%

9%

13%

10%

9%

4%

4%

2%

3%

4%

All Firearm Possession Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

30%

31%

30%

22%

20%

22%

19%

38%

24%

21%

17%

31%

All Firearm Possession Guilty Open Guilty Plea

8%

15%

19%

30%

30%

28%

31%

15%

15%

18%

16%

11%

All Firearm Possession Guilty Other Guilty Plea

0%

1%

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Firearm Possession Guilty Nolo Contendere

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Firearm Possession Not Guilty/Acquittal

6%

6%

6%

8%

7%

7%

6%

4%

6%

3%

2%

3%

All Firearm Possession Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

All Firearm Possession Open Cases at End of Period

105%

115%

117%

114%

116%

119%

122%

81%

116%

650%

220%

94%

All Other Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Other Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

29%

29%

28%

25%

25%

24%

30%

39%

47%

52%

70%

68%

All Other Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

2%

2%

4%

2%

3%

All Other Offenses Diversion

19%

16%

15%

15%

22%

24%

19%

20%

17%

19%

3%

3%

All Other Offenses Guilty

46%

49%

50%

53%

45%

43%

40%

32%

28%

21%

19%

19%

All Other Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

32%

30%

24%

21%

19%

15%

17%

8%

6%

4%

4%

4%

All Other Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

12%

16%

22%

28%

23%

26%

21%

23%

22%

16%

12%

13%

All Other Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

1%

2%

2%

3%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

All Other Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

All Other Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Other Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

4%

4%

4%

5%

4%

6%

9%

6%

4%

2%

3%

5%

All Other Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

3%

2%

All Other Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

78%

73%

79%

82%

76%

78%

73%

78%

78%

247%

270%

87%

Uncategorized Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Uncategorized Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

35%

33%

33%

33%

32%

38%

41%

39%

52%

56%

65%

57%

Uncategorized Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

6%

2%

6%

Uncategorized Offenses Diversion

13%

10%

11%

11%

13%

10%

9%

7%

12%

10%

2%

4%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty

47%

50%

47%

46%

47%

43%

42%

35%

31%

25%

28%

28%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

19%

17%

15%

16%

16%

13%

12%

7%

4%

3%

2%

4%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

23%

26%

26%

23%

24%

24%

25%

25%

21%

17%

18%

18%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

3%

4%

4%

6%

6%

5%

5%

3%

4%

4%

6%

4%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Uncategorized Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

1%

Uncategorized Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

3%

6%

6%

7%

6%

7%

6%

3%

3%

2%

2%

4%

Uncategorized Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

16%

1%

1%

1%

1%

Uncategorized Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

100%

82%

76%

92%

92%

100%

98%

62%

99%

213%

158%

68%

All Offenses

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

All Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

33%

34%

31%

28%

29%

30%

35%

43%

50%

54%

67%

63%

All Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

2%

2%

10%

5%

3%

All Offenses Diversion

14%

11%

14%

14%

15%

15%

13%

12%

12%

13%

2%

3%

All Offenses Guilty

47%

49%

49%

50%

49%

48%

46%

38%

31%

21%

22%

28%

All Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

22%

20%

19%

17%

17%

14%

14%

7%

5%

3%

2%

4%

All Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

21%

23%

24%

25%

25%

27%

25%

26%

21%

14%

14%

19%

All Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

3%

4%

4%

7%

7%

6%

6%

4%

4%

4%

6%

5%

All Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

All Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

3%

3%

4%

4%

4%

4%

5%

3%

3%

1%

2%

3%

All Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0%

0%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

2%

1%

All Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

91%

87%

85%

85%

84%

85%

86%

78%

102%

290%

191%

89%

Violent

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.

The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Case Outcomes by Offense Category

Offense Category

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Homicide: Shooting

157

186

198

191

170

132

130

123

90

47

109

182

Homicide: Shooting Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

13

10

10

7

11

5

7

2

15

4

19

24

Homicide: Shooting Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Shooting Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Shooting Guilty

126

159

176

170

146

112

117

102

62

38

75

140

Homicide: Shooting Guilty Guilty at Trial

82

98

88

90

73

43

56

51

23

8

21

43

Homicide: Shooting Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

30

50

77

64

56

56

49

33

25

11

21

50

Homicide: Shooting Guilty Open Guilty Plea

14

9

9

15

17

10

9

17

14

19

33

47

Homicide: Shooting Guilty Other Guilty Plea

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Shooting Guilty Nolo Contendere

0

1

2

0

0

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Shooting Not Guilty/Acquittal

18

17

12

14

13

14

6

17

9

5

12

17

Homicide: Shooting Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

4

0

3

1

Homicide: Shooting Open Cases at End of Period

451

526

442

386

321

278

240

246

314

482

608

603

Homicide: Other

101

112

107

80

68

64

71

69

110

43

75

93

Homicide: Other Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

6

7

7

1

3

7

2

1

13

3

2

11

Homicide: Other Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Other Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Homicide: Other Guilty

81

97

96

73

60

52

63

61

83

31

66

73

Homicide: Other Guilty Guilty at Trial

30

51

37

30

22

17

13

14

24

4

11

16

Homicide: Other Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

36

38

39

25

23

25

38

31

38

16

25

28

Homicide: Other Guilty Open Guilty Plea

14

7

20

17

14

9

8

16

18

10

22

27

Homicide: Other Guilty Other Guilty Plea

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

0

Homicide: Other Guilty Nolo Contendere

1

0

0

1

1

1

4

0

1

1

5

2

Homicide: Other Not Guilty/Acquittal

14

7

4

3

3

5

4

4

5

0

2

7

Homicide: Other Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

1

0

3

2

0

2

3

9

9

5

2

Homicide: Other Open Cases at End of Period

325

269

247

206

205

188

202

217

172

217

207

180

Attempted Murder

185

194

142

200

167

144

134

118

93

55

129

111

Attempted Murder Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

66

89

60

53

34

38

39

40

31

38

65

59

Attempted Murder Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Attempted Murder Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Attempted Murder Guilty

100

89

70

102

115

90

84

74

41

13

59

50

Attempted Murder Guilty Guilty at Trial

36

20

20

29

40

26

26

18

7

5

15

10

Attempted Murder Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

41

48

39

48

49

37

37

39

22

3

17

23

Attempted Murder Guilty Open Guilty Plea

17

14

9

18

24

18

18

12

12

5

26

16

Attempted Murder Guilty Other Guilty Plea

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Attempted Murder Guilty Nolo Contendere

4

6

1

7

2

9

3

5

0

0

1

0

Attempted Murder Not Guilty/Acquittal

19

16

11

45

16

15

11

3

21

4

5

2

Attempted Murder Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Attempted Murder Open Cases at End of Period

353

345

352

267

231

211

190

136

269

371

276

258

Non-Fatal Shooting

276

308

346

276

284

274

282

246

217

81

244

397

Non-Fatal Shooting Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

89

71

66

45

43

42

58

76

60

20

99

181

Non-Fatal Shooting Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Non-Fatal Shooting Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty

147

197

228

182

201

194

205

153

120

55

138

194

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty Guilty at Trial

35

62

71

42

55

61

39

19

29

6

22

43

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

83

90

106

84

86

67

90

99

55

31

64

90

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty Open Guilty Plea

25

40

42

49

57

59

69

28

32

16

52

61

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty Other Guilty Plea

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

Non-Fatal Shooting Guilty Nolo Contendere

4

4

8

7

3

7

6

6

4

2

0

0

Non-Fatal Shooting Not Guilty/Acquittal

40

40

51

48

40

37

19

16

36

6

7

21

Non-Fatal Shooting Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Non-Fatal Shooting Open Cases at End of Period

734

660

576

530

477

422

377

311

377

646

709

708

Rape

303

318

341

220

247

210

253

306

249

102

206

298

Rape Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

112

97

99

61

75

64

69

112

73

36

96

94

Rape Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rape Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rape Guilty

178

204

225

147

147

132

157

176

146

56

102

171

Rape Guilty Guilty at Trial

41

36

56

34

47

44

55

59

53

16

22

44

Rape Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

94

117

115

84

76

63

69

78

69

35

47

82

Rape Guilty Open Guilty Plea

18

21

24

12

16

14

14

21

14

3

30

29

Rape Guilty Other Guilty Plea

2

2

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

Rape Guilty Nolo Contendere

23

28

29

17

8

11

16

18

10

2

3

16

Rape Not Guilty/Acquittal

12

15

16

12

24

14

26

18

30

7

8

32

Rape Exonerated/Won on Appeal

1

2

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

3

0

1

Rape Open Cases at End of Period

479

451

398

421

412

390

397

355

406

618

563

446

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon

935

986

899

1,013

814

776

766

716

522

230

457

582

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

376

322

301

445

292

253

267

252

287

123

278

401

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Diversion

0

2

1

4

2

1

0

3

3

0

5

1

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty

526

626

555

523

463

485

472

445

218

102

158

167

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty Guilty at Trial

70

77

72

54

75

62

45

20

25

2

15

12

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

353

414

344

234

175

220

232

312

94

51

63

104

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty Open Guilty Plea

83

122

128

220

209

198

188

108

94

48

71

48

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty Other Guilty Plea

8

6

3

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Guilty Nolo Contendere

12

7

8

14

4

5

7

5

3

1

8

2

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Not Guilty/Acquittal

33

36

41

40

52

37

26

15

13

2

12

11

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

1

Robbery with a Deadly Weapon Open Cases at End of Period

1,274

1,155

1,070

1,233

1,030

897

792

480

511

801

628

553

Robbery

1,103

1,106

1,187

920

766

656

661

642

493

292

396

493

Robbery Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

723

741

682

468

427

350

388

365

326

227

292

314

Robbery Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

4

3

3

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

Robbery Diversion

12

8

11

4

17

11

5

9

9

2

3

6

Robbery Guilty

339

327

452

413

299

276

253

263

146

63

90

163

Robbery Guilty Guilty at Trial

48

41

73

83

53

37

45

18

9

4

10

7

Robbery Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

245

239

317

258

187

193

160

211

110

41

68

131

Robbery Guilty Open Guilty Plea

39

42

55

62

52

37

44

30

24

16

12

25

Robbery Guilty Other Guilty Plea

6

3

1

0

2

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

Robbery Guilty Nolo Contendere

1

2

6

10

5

5

3

3

3

2

0

0

Robbery Not Guilty/Acquittal

24

27

38

34

20

18

12

5

12

0

8

8

Robbery Exonerated/Won on Appeal

1

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

1

1

Robbery Open Cases at End of Period

759

774

707

534

483

407

418

317

408

604

506

349

Aggravated Assault

5,101

5,359

4,721

4,161

3,925

3,673

3,026

2,837

2,516

1,296

2,463

3,422

Aggravated Assault Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

3,004

3,357

2,768

2,337

2,195

2,118

1,696

1,657

1,700

962

1,914

2,362

Aggravated Assault Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

63

21

15

10

5

6

3

1

4

7

3

16

Aggravated Assault Diversion

105

85

65

68

76

74

42

56

74

24

16

13

Aggravated Assault Guilty

1,713

1,652

1,618

1,491

1,321

1,231

1,097

990

617

265

482

898

Aggravated Assault Guilty Guilty at Trial

403

322

373

339

327

286

254

166

120

50

82

134

Aggravated Assault Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

1,066

1,081

1,006

886

691

733

611

660

371

155

263

592

Aggravated Assault Guilty Open Guilty Plea

174

156

188

237

244

178

196

134

107

58

130

152

Aggravated Assault Guilty Other Guilty Plea

18

25

13

11

28

13

4

2

1

0

0

4

Aggravated Assault Guilty Nolo Contendere

52

68

38

18

31

21

32

28

18

2

7

16

Aggravated Assault Not Guilty/Acquittal

210

239

252

252

326

242

186

127

114

32

48

129

Aggravated Assault Exonerated/Won on Appeal

6

5

3

3

2

2

2

6

7

6

0

4

Aggravated Assault Open Cases at End of Period

4,313

3,793

3,531

3,163

3,150

2,629

2,158

1,847

2,391

3,867

3,495

2,470

Strangulation

·

·

·

·

·

0

258

303

330

245

366

331

Strangulation Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

·

·

·

·

·

0

224

248

265

218

335

259

Strangulation Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

·

·

·

·

·

0

0

0

1

1

0

3

Strangulation Diversion

·

·

·

·

·

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

Strangulation Guilty

·

·

·

·

·

0

25

46

54

25

29

59

Strangulation Guilty Guilty at Trial

·

·

·

·

·

0

6

10

12

4

5

6

Strangulation Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

·

·

·

·

·

0

18

36

36

19

21

49

Strangulation Guilty Open Guilty Plea

·

·

·

·

·

0

0

0

4

2

2

3

Strangulation Guilty Other Guilty Plea

·

·

·

·

·

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Strangulation Guilty Nolo Contendere

·

·

·

·

·

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Strangulation Not Guilty/Acquittal

·

·

·

·

·

0

9

9

9

1

1

7

Strangulation Exonerated/Won on Appeal

·

·

·

·

·

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Strangulation Open Cases at End of Period

·

·

·

·

·

5

102

122

206

295

271

140

Simple Assault

2,742

2,831

2,090

1,699

1,697

1,491

1,483

1,316

1,326

610

872

1,431

Simple Assault Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

1,881

1,979

1,278

990

1,000

782

886

830

857

459

650

1,032

Simple Assault Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

139

54

20

9

8

4

8

6

7

9

22

41

Simple Assault Diversion

83

105

109

95

159

171

140

124

131

56

63

72

Simple Assault Guilty

557

540

502

445

385

373

315

247

224

72

94

188

Simple Assault Guilty Guilty at Trial

227

160

183

157

137

143

114

86

98

30

34

76

Simple Assault Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

287

326

292

241

211

203

175

149

111

34

51

103

Simple Assault Guilty Open Guilty Plea

29

19

16

37

15

19

13

6

12

7

9

6

Simple Assault Guilty Other Guilty Plea

8

12

2

2

17

1

9

2

2

1

0

2

Simple Assault Guilty Nolo Contendere

6

23

9

8

5

7

4

4

1

0

0

1

Simple Assault Not Guilty/Acquittal

82

151

165

144

137

142

124

93

96

13

36

82

Simple Assault Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

2

16

16

8

19

10

16

11

1

7

16

Simple Assault Open Cases at End of Period

1,813

1,078

889

834

757

634

626

609

682

1,170

1,168

554

Other Assaults

142

131

96

103

116

93

63

65

40

36

52

119

Other Assaults Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

55

51

31

40

40

21

17

30

23

18

34

96

Other Assaults Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

3

1

1

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

3

1

Other Assaults Diversion

8

19

11

4

4

6

3

5

2

4

1

0

Other Assaults Guilty

71

53

46

40

59

52

32

25

15

12

12

18

Other Assaults Guilty Guilty at Trial

39

21

22

16

19

19

3

5

4

4

0

6

Other Assaults Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

26

28

22

21

32

26

23

18

9

7

12

10

Other Assaults Guilty Open Guilty Plea

2

1

0

3

7

7

4

2

1

1

0

2

Other Assaults Guilty Other Guilty Plea

3

2

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Other Assaults Guilty Nolo Contendere

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Other Assaults Not Guilty/Acquittal

5

6

5

14

8

8

10

3

0

2

1

2

Other Assaults Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

1

2

4

3

4

1

2

0

0

1

2

Other Assaults Open Cases at End of Period

138

109

129

128

99

63

62

37

68

95

104

57

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses

289

295

320

214

219

191

226

266

229

106

209

263

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

65

74

70

59

42

49

56

87

53

42

85

69

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Diversion

4

4

9

4

3

2

3

4

2

2

1

2

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty

204

205

221

143

161

129

142

160

150

58

113

180

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

52

33

43

26

35

16

34

37

37

15

19

40

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

103

132

133

89

98

91

84

98

61

26

73

103

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

23

15

22

17

24

16

12

8

29

13

18

29

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

3

10

1

0

0

1

4

1

0

2

1

0

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

23

15

22

11

4

5

8

16

23

2

2

8

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Not Guilty/Acquittal

16

10

17

8

10

10

22

15

23

4

9

12

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

1

1

0

2

1

3

0

1

0

1

0

Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses Open Cases at End of Period

308

293

247

247

249

232

262

237

301

438

424

343

Arson

50

76

57

70

61

46

48

50

50

29

77

76

Arson Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

18

38

26

22

21

22

29

23

26

12

52

43

Arson Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arson Diversion

0

0

2

1

1

1

0

2

1

0

1

1

Arson Guilty

32

37

28

45

37

23

19

24

23

17

24

32

Arson Guilty Guilty at Trial

2

3

2

4

9

1

3

0

2

1

1

1

Arson Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

24

22

24

39

26

19

14

24

8

10

17

25

Arson Guilty Open Guilty Plea

4

10

2

0

1

2

2

0

12

6

6

6

Arson Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arson Guilty Nolo Contendere

1

2

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Arson Not Guilty/Acquittal

0

1

1

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Arson Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arson Open Cases at End of Period

71

64

69

44

41

48

44

49

67

125

110

77

Carjacking

132

117

104

101

92

102

125

120

100

52

112

198

Carjacking Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

67

52

38

39

29

41

52

41

59

26

67

124

Carjacking Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Carjacking Diversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

1

Carjacking Guilty

64

63

61

60

60

58

69

75

37

21

41

72

Carjacking Guilty Guilty at Trial

17

9

13

7

13

7

4

8

3

4

3

4

Carjacking Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

39

44

34

34

27

27

35

53

20

15

17

53

Carjacking Guilty Open Guilty Plea

4

8

12

17

20

22

29

14

11

2

21

15

Carjacking Guilty Other Guilty Plea

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Carjacking Guilty Nolo Contendere

3

1

2

1

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

Carjacking Not Guilty/Acquittal

1

2

4

2

3

3

4

2

2

5

4

1

Carjacking Exonerated/Won on Appeal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Carjacking Open Cases at End of Period

129

113

144

120

136

147

121

93

135

192

172

175

Other Violent Crimes

1,300

1,333

1,094

937

992

853

937

879

718

424

641

1,301

Other Violent Crimes Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

810

828

567

447

503

403

551

564

446

296

491

940

Other Violent Crimes Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

37

20

16

7

9

6

8

2

4

22

16

28

Other Violent Crimes Diversion

85

65

69

69

76

80

51

52

72

30

26

49

Other Violent Crimes Guilty

314

356

323

329

277

299

247

192

142

61

76

173

Other Violent Crimes Guilty Guilty at Trial

173

150

153

146

124

131

106

70

44

17

12

60

Other Violent Crimes Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

119

164

139

133

127

148

121

109

84

38

50

98

Other Violent Crimes Guilty Open Guilty Plea

10

15

21

38

15

13

11

10

11

5

13

13

Other Violent Crimes Guilty Other Guilty Plea

7

18

7

6

4

3

9

1

0

0

0

1

Other Violent Crimes Guilty Nolo Contendere

5

9

3

6

7

4

0

2

3

1

1

1

Other Violent Crimes Not Guilty/Acquittal

53

63

113

82

121

60

76

66

51

14

30

106

Other Violent Crimes Exonerated/Won on Appeal

1

1

6

3

6

5

4

3

3

1

2

5

Other Violent Crimes Open Cases at End of Period

953

698

545

556

520

453

488

431

591

1,025

1,155

521

All Violent Offenses

12,816

13,352

11,702

10,185

9,618

8,705

8,463

8,056

7,083

3,648

6,408

9,297

All Violent Offenses Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc

7,285

7,716

6,003

5,014

4,715

4,195

4,341

4,328

4,234

2,484

4,479

6,009

All Violent Offenses Withdrawn in the Interest of Justice

246

100

58

28

33

18

20

9

16

41

48

91

All Violent Offenses Diversion

297

288

277

249

338

346

244

258

297

118

117

149

All Violent Offenses Guilty

4,452

4,605

4,601

4,163

3,731

3,506

3,297

3,033

2,078

889

1,559

2,578

All Violent Offenses Guilty Guilty at Trial

1,255

1,083

1,206

1,057

1,029

893

803

581

490

170

272

502

All Violent Offenses Guilty Negotiated Guilty Plea

2,546

2,793

2,687

2,240

1,864

1,908

1,756

1,950

1,113

492

809

1,541

All Violent Offenses Guilty Open Guilty Plea

456

479

548

742

715

602

617

406

395

211

445

479

All Violent Offenses Guilty Other Guilty Plea

59

83

32

22

52

22

33

8

9

3

6

10

All Violent Offenses Guilty Nolo Contendere

136

167

128

102

71

81

88

88

71

13

27

46