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
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Misdemeanor
|
2,246
|
2,954
|
2,629 |
2,743 |
2,956 |
2,917 |
OVI
|
698
|
712
|
686 |
611 |
694 |
633 |
Other Traffic
|
12,877
|
13,670
|
14,583 |
14,277 |
13,028 |
13,981 |
Jury Trials
|
17
|
7 |
27 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
Trials to Court
|
5,485 |
3,272 |
3,230 |
2,884 |
2,725 |
2,629 |
New Court Filings
|
21,239 |
17,933 |
21,535 |
21,119 |
19,932 |
21,453 |
*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
|
|
2012
|
185 |
3
|
485 |
653 |
|
| 2013 |
136 |
5
|
407
|
548
|
|
2014
|
165 |
18 |
430 |
631 |
|
| 2015 |
174 |
18 |
441 |
633 |
|
| 2016 |
200 |
16 |
484 |
700 |
|
| 2017 |
483 |
23 |
407 |
913 |
|