Prosecution Statistics
Prosecuting traffic and criminal cases in the Fairfield County Municipal Court consumes approximately 80% of the Law Director's resources. The successful management of such a high volume of cases in such a short amount of time (30 to 90 days without a time waiver) requires a team approach to prosecution. All of the attorneys in our office are cross-trained to cover any docket in an effort to keep cases progressing whenever possible.
Fairfield County Municipal Court Statistics*
Types of Cases
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Misdemeanor
|
2,956 |
2,917 |
2,517 |
2,382 |
1,782 |
1,665 |
| OVI |
694 |
633 |
532 |
571 |
372 |
387 |
Other Traffic
|
13,028 |
13,981 |
12,347 |
12,223 |
8,381 |
8,189 |
Jury Trials
|
15 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
Trials to Court
|
2,725 |
2,629 |
2,114 |
2,111 |
1,182 |
1,047 |
New Court Filings
|
19,932 |
21,453 |
19,616 |
19,663 |
13,539 |
13,191 |
*Statistics provided by Fairfield County Municipal Court Annual Report.
Family Violence Unit
Year
|
DV Intakes/Cases
|
Stalking Intakes/Cases
|
Other SB2 Cases
|
Total Victims Served
|
|
| 2016 |
200 |
16 |
484 |
700 |
|
| 2017 |
483 |
23 |
407 |
913 |
|
| 2018 |
284 |
27 |
600 |
905 |
|
| 2019 |
280 |
27 |
842 |
1,149 |
|
| 2020 |
252 |
14 |
752 |
1,018 |
|
| 2021 |
242 |
20 |
693 |
955 |
|