2010 Annual Director's Report - Judicial Discipline Reform

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Table D-2. Defendants (September 30, 2010—Continued)
Percent Change
Offense 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009-2010 1
REGULATORY OFFENSES, TOTAL 2,028 2,030 2,115 1,998 2,137 7.0
CIVIL RIGHTS 122 115 125 127 130 2.4
COPYRIGHT 97 40 81 60 70 16.7
FOOD AND DRUG 61 62 46 61 58 -4.9
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, AND STORAGE 30 37 41 28 43 53.6
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, AND RADIOGRAPH 20 15 8 5 6 -
NATIONAL DEFENSE 54 34 45 32 85 165.6
ANTITRUST 32 23 29 37 36 -2.7
LABOR 91 78 79 96 84 -12.5
GAME AND CONSERVATION 274 270 262 271 228 -15.9
NATIONAL PARKS 112 153 120 113 161 42.5
CUSTOMS 60 101 108 108 142 31.5
POSTAL SERVICE 106 103 109 90 120 33.3
REPORTING OF MONETARY TRANSACTIONS 244 244 245 251 347 38.2
MIGRATORY BIRD 52 90 161 102 115 12.7
MARITIME AND SHIPPING 110 129 129 141 127 -9.9
AIRCRAFT REGULATIONS 91 73 75 66 60 -9.1
OTHER REGULATORY OFFENSES 472 463 452 410 325 -20.7
TRAFFIC OFFENSES, TOTAL 3,627 4,429 3,996 4,374 4,378 0.1
DRUNK DRIVING 1,546 1,584 1,473 1,583 1,514 -4.4
OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENSES 2,081 2,845 2,523 2,791 2,864 2.6
NOTE: This table includes defendants in all felony and Class A misdemeanor cases, but includes only those petty offense defendants whose cases have been assigned to district judges. Beginning in 2005, categories for criminal offenses were
modified. Therefore, data for 2005 and thereafter are not comparable to data published in previous years.
1
Percent change not computed when fewer than 10 defendants reported for the previous period.
2
RICO = Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.