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

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 5.16 Criminal cases filed in U.S. District Courts, by case conmencement method, fiscal years 1978-82I'OTE: The data exclude cases involving defendants received by transfer, i.e., wherejurisdiction in a case is extended to a district other than that in which anindictment or information is pending or in which an arrest warrant is Issued. AAindictment Is the charging document of the grand jury and an information is thecharging document filed by the U.S. Attorney.judicial ProceSSing of DefendantsFigure 5.5 Criminal cases filed In U.S. District Courts, bytype of offense, year ending June 30, 1982I'OTE: See I'OTE, Table 5.15.(Excludes transfers. Total criminal cases filed=31,623.)Method of commencement 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982Total 33,666 30,540 28,787 30,566 31,995Percent change1981 to 19H24.7All Other - 10.7 %Homicide, Robbery, Assault and Burglary - 7.3 %Indictment 21,717 17,907 16,617 17,711 18,788Information, indictment waived 1,156 465 540 484 913Information, other 8,909 10,426 9,401 9,564 8,568Remanded from oppellate court 107 127 76 70 611Removed from State court 61 51 26 19 21Reopened/reinstated 211 148 96 75 107Appeal from U.S. Magistrate 110 168 169 174 166Juvenile delinquency proceedings 85 81 96 93 85Consent before magistrate 1,310 1,157 1,730 2,333 3,188Retrial on mistrial N6. 2 19 15 57Retrial, remand from aeeeals court N6. 8 17 28 38Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Federal JudicialEnded Seetember 30, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,6.188.6-10.4-8.610.542.7-4.6-8.636.6280.035.7Month Periodsta •Drunk Driving andTraffic - 16.4 % ..........Table 5.17 Criminal cases filed in U.S. District Courts, by offense, yearsending June 30, 1981 and 1982I'OTE: See I'OTE, Table 5.15.1981 1982 PercentNature of offense offenses offenses changeTotal 30,555 31 1 623 4.2Homicide 186 151 -18.8Robbery 1,415 1,427 0.8Bank 1,314 1,323 0.7Postal 41 47 14.6Other 60 57 -5.0Assault 559 579 3.6Burglary 125 143 14.4Larceny and theft 3,030 2,887 -4.7Embezzlement 1,836 2,072 12.9Fraud 4,744 4,709 -0.7Auto theft 305 369 21.0Forgery and counterfeiting 1,810 2,128 17.6Sex offenses 152 135 -11.2Narcotics laws 3,697 4,193 13.4Marihuana 1,189 1,664 39.9Drugs 1,772 1,698 -4.2Controlled substance 736 831 12.9Miscellaneous generaloffenses 8,416 8,757' 4.1Weapons and firearms 1,306 1,779 36.2Escape a 919 819 -10.9Drunk driving and traffic 5,231 5,188 -0.8Kidnaping 59 60 1.7Other miscellaneousgeneral offenses 901 911 1.1Immigration laws 1,929 1,803 -6.5Liquor, Internal Revenue 30 20 -33.3Federal statutes 2,121 2,250 6.1Agricultural acts 490 662 35.1AAtitrust viglations 82 82 0.0Civil rights 70 62 -11.4Contempt 76 43 -43.4Food and drug acts 95 77 -18.9Migratory bird laws 69 80 15.9Motor Carrier Act 82 87 6.1Other Federal statutes 1,157 1 1 157 0.0alncludes escape from custody, aiding and abetting an escape, failure toappeal; in court, and bail jumping.These are principally cases remaved from State courts under provisionsof the Civil Rights Act, Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1443.Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1982 AAnualReport of the Director (Washington, D.C.: Administrative Office of the UnitedStates Courts, 1983), p. 136.I'I,IIIEscape a - 2.6 %Weapons andFirearms - 5.6 %IDrugs -5.4%Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act - 13.3 %aEscape from custody, aiding or abetting an escape, failure to appear in court, and bail jumping.Auto Theft - 1.2 %Embezzlementand Fraud-21.4%Forgery and Counterfeiting - 6.7 %Source: Administrative Office of the United States Cou .June 30, 1982 (Washington, D.C.: Administrative Office of th~\h~:dU;;:::esSt~~~s t COlr9t~2:)A,:::P;:,ilctfjatr!.:ia::.I..::S:.:::u!.!.mma~:!.Jryt...!!fa~r_t!lh!::e;..T.!.:w~e!:!l~v!!.elMo~n!!t!2hlP~e!ri~o~dJE~nlSd!!!egdr s, 0, p. 13.494495