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

--'~--~---------------_..."'.".,..,.Characteristics of the Crimi no I Justice SystemsTable 1.37 Grand jury and grand juror utilization In U.S. District Courts, years ending June 30, i975-82/'OTE: See /'OTE, Figure 1.8. In this table, data for 1975 through 1977 are for 94 DistrictCourts and data for 1978 through 1982 are for 95 District Courts."Grand jurorsond 'urlesTotal number of:Sessions convenedJurors in session!-burs In sessionAverage number of:Jurors per session 19.9!-burs per session 5.3Total number of grand juries:In existence 570Impaneled 291Discharged 2661975 1976 1977Years ending June 301978 1979 1980 19817,846 8,404 8,849 8,929 9,791 10,338 10,5197 10,508156,167 167,185 175,687 176,459 194,168 206,627 219,860 210,21341,421 44,765 47,094 46,739 50,896 54,163 58,278 55,56919.95.319.95.319.85.219.&5.220.05.220.05.3Percentchange19821982. over 1981-4.4-4.4-4.620.0 0.05.3 0.0603 641 659 674301699298738321739 0.1311260312303328295 286309 -5.8288 308 325 5.5Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Annual Report af the Director, 1981 (Washington,D.C.: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1981), p. 7; and 1982 Grand and Petit Juror Service inUnited States District Courts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983), p. I. Table constructedby SOCRCESOO< stOff.!S4 ,o ,Preceding page blank