Previous Years Case Filings

The table below shows the annual case filings by type and year. See the current years case filings for current statistics.

Case Type		2000	2001	2002	2003
Civil / Family
	Civil *	3,428	3,597	4,025	3,925
	Family	2,498	2,523	2,527	2,510
	Paternity	947	946	961	925
	Total	6,873	7,066	7,513	7,360
Criminal / Traffic
	Civil Forfeiture	4,375	4,655	4,295	4,740
	Civil Traffic	23,420	22,465	22,648	24,499
	Criminal Felony	2,727	2,800	3,035	2,945
	Criminal Misdemeanor	4,935	5,193	5,244	4,917
	Criminal Traffic	2,827	2,979	3,902	3,665
	Total	38,284	38,092	39,124	40,766
Juvenile **
	Juvenile CHIPS	351	326	332	284
	Juvenile Injunction	95	51	72	55
	Juvenile Civil Comm.	***	70	54	90
	Juv. Civ. Law & Ord.	422	518	486	421
	Juv. Delinquency	1,271	1,348	1,371	1,280
	Pet. Waiv. Juv.	121	90	84	90
	Term. of Paren. Rts.	148	142	176	170
	Total	2,408	2,545	2,575	2,390
Probate
	Adoption (Juv. Adopt - JA)	204	194	234	214
	Adult Guardianship	325	314	327	332
	Juvenile Guardianship	190	221	199	225
	Mental	336	371	404	391
	Probate	1,051	1,029	1,036	1,011
	Total	2,106	2,129	2,200	2,173
Small Claims
	Total	12,773	14,216	13,744	13,627
TOTAL		62,444	64,048	65,146	66,316

* Civil figures do not include filing of liens, state tax warrants, oaths and bonds. As of 4-94, civil garnishments were no longer assigned a separate case number.

** Juvenile figures reflect petitions filed, not actual new cases.

*** Data unavailable prior to 2001.