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2024, Circuit Court, Criminal

Incoming Offence Category Breakdown

2024, Circuit Court, Criminal

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Assault 1,441 1,460 1,609 1,881 1,625 1,428 1,609 1,719
Child Abuse 0 0 0 48 52 72 69 56
Domestic Violence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Drugs 1,955 1,801 2,400 3,261 3,310 3,151 3,368 3,653
Firearms 689 726 779 979 930 847 851 931
Larceny/Fraud/Robbery 4,972 5,826 6,312 6,277 7,281 6,726 4,626 6,502
Manslaughter 4 6 3 9 2 2 1 0
Other 3,277 3,515 3,790 3,358 2,960 3,537 4,308 4,442
Road Traffic 196 185 184 794 376 372 336 336
Sexual 1,440 1,503 1,410 1,668 2,140 1,799 1,707 2,288
  13,974 15,022 16,487 18,275 18,676 17,934 16,875 19,944

Resolved Offence Category Breakdown

2024, Circuit Court, Criminal

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Assault 2,417 1,536 1,783 1,469 1,849 2,528 2,552 2,762
Child Abuse 29 118 36 49 54 117 70 35
Domestic Violence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
Drugs 3,070 2,129 2,997 2,774 3,579 4,247 4,339 4,697
Firearms 1,210 829 876 785 962 1,080 1,120 1,173
Larceny/Fraud/Robbery 8,635 5,761 6,146 5,954 5,091 7,169 6,122 6,096
Manslaughter 4 3 7 1 10 5 2 0
Other 3,984 3,229 2,986 3,139 3,268 4,001 4,932 5,865
Road Traffic 1,458 833 1,126 894 1,071 1,135 1,248 1,316
Sexual 1,393 1,609 1,766 1,158 1,907 1,769 3,048 2,411
  22,200 16,047 17,723 16,223 17,791 22,051 23,433 24,436

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