Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

-----------------------------------I:-----.. ~ ,"'-~Sourcebook of Criminol Justice Stotlstics 1983Table 5.15 Criminal cases filed, terminated, and pending in U.S. District Courts,years ending June 30, 1955-82N::lTE: There are two reporting changes during fiscal year 1976 that have affected the database. Beginning Oct. I, 1975, all minor offenses (offenses involving penalties that do notexceed I year imprisonment or a fine of more than $1,000), with the exception of mostpetty offenses (offenses Involvin\! penalties that do not exceed 6 months incarceratlanand/or a fine of not more than ~500), are included. Minor offe"ses are generally disposedor by the magistrates and, in post years, most of these minor offenses would not have beencounted in the workload of the district courts. Second, when the Federal Government'smotion to dismiss an original indictment or information is granted, the supersedingIndictment or information does not become a new case as in the years prior to 1976, butremains the some case. (An indictment is the charging document of the grand jury and andinformation is the charging document of the U.S. Attorney.)''Received by transfer" includes defendants transferred by Rule 20, Federal Rules ofCriminal Procedure, which provides that defendants who (I) are arrested or held in adistrict other than that in which on indictment or information is pending against them orin which the warrant for their arrest was issued and (2) state in writing that they wish toplead guilty or nolo contendere, may consent to disposition of the case in the district Inwhich they are arreste(\ or are held, subject to the approval of the U.S. Attorney for bothdistricts.Judicial Processing of DefendantsFigure 5.4 Criminal cases f'l Ie, d termlnQ . t C d , on d pend'lng in U.S. District Courts, years ending June 30, 1973-82Number of Cases a60,00050,000CASES COMMENCEDCASES TERMINATEDCASES PENDINGi'OTE: See i'OTE, Table 5.15.Total filedPending Original Received by Total PendingYear Jull:: I eroceedin~ transfer terminated June 301955 10,100 35,310 1,813 38,580 8,6431956 8,643 28,739 1,914 32,053 7,2431957 7,243 28,120 1,958 29,826 7,4951958 7,495 28,897 1,840 30,781 7,4511959 7,451 2B,72~ 1,924 30,377 7,7271960 7,727 28,137 1,691 29,864 7,6911961 7,691 28,460 1,808 29,881 8,0781962 8,078 29,274 1,743 30,013 9,0821963 9,082 29,858 1,8!!!! 31,546 9,2821964 9,282 29,944 1,789 31,437 9,5781965 9,578 'JI,5691966 1,765 32,07810,83~' 29,72910,83419671,76511,68430,64430,534 1,673 30,350" ,6841968 13,541 30,71413,54119691,85714,76331,34933,58514,7631,828 32,406 17,7701970 17,770 38,102 1,857 36,819 20,9101971 20,910 41,290 1,867 39,582 24,4851972 24,485 47,043 2,011 48,101 25,4381973 25,438 40,367 2,067 43,456 24,4161974 24,416 37,667 2,087 41,526 22,644IIIII'i:Ii,!jiH40,00030,0001975 22,644 41,108 2,174 43,515 22,4111976 22,411 39,147 1,873 43,675 19,7561977 19,756 40,000 1,589 44,233 17,1501978 17,!::;!) 34,624 1,359 37,286 15,8471979 r:.,847 31,536 1,152 33,411 15,12420,0001980 15,124 27,9681981 95314,75929,29730,35514,7591982 93215,86630,22131,62315,866I ,05~ 31,889 16,659Percent change1982 over I 51!:! I 7.5 4.2 13.6 5.5 5.0Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Annual ReFort of theDirector, 1981, p. 94; 1982, p. 132 (Washington, D.C.: Administrative Office a the UnitedStates Courts). Table adapted by saRCEBOO< stoff.,IiIII'I'I,~;II1I!10,00019731974 19'/5 1976 1977 1978 1979a Includes transfers.ISource: Adminlst~ative Office of the United States Courts, The United States Courts: A Pictorial Summary for the Twelve Month Period EndedJune 30, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Administrative Office of the Glited States Courts, 1982), p. 12.