Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Criminal Activity - 2006 to 2010
	2006	2007	%/Chg (1)	2008	%/Chg (1)	2009	%/Chg (1)	2010	%/Chg (1)
Filings
Homicide	319	293	0.64%	301	0.75%	317	0.89%	309	0.92%
Sex Crimes	2,432	2,457	5.39%	2,352	5.84%	2,241	6.32%	2,079	6.16%
Robbery	1,329	1,297	2.85%	1,355	3.36%	1,627	4.59%	1,510	4.47%
Assault	5,794	5,824	12.79%	6,076	15.09%	6,084	17.17%	6,021	17.83%
Theft/Burglary	13,205	12,916	28.36%	11,475	28.50%	9,862	27.83%	9,361	27.72%
Motor Vehicle Theft	949	861	1.89%	778	1.93%	691	1.95%	695	2.06%
Controlled Substance	15,032	15,422	33.86%	12,380	30.74%	9,789	27.62%	9,410	27.87%
Other Felony (2)	6,538	6,477	14.22%	5,551	13.79%	4,828	13.62%	4,383	12.98%
Total Felony Filings	45,598	45,547	-0.1 %	40,268	-0.1 %	35,439	-0.1 %	33,768	-0.1 %
Misdemeanor/Gross Misdemeanor (2)	1,866	2,032	4.46%	1,980	4.92%	1,862	5.25%	1,325	3.92%
Appeals from Lower Court	618	562	1.23%	618	1.53%	589	1.66%	507	1.50%
Non-Charge Filings (3)	2,387	2,258	4.96%	2,110	5.24%	2,746	7.75%	2,979	8.82%
Total Criminal Filings	50,469	50,399	110.65%	44,976	111.69%	40,636	114.66%	38,579	114.25%
Resolutions<br>Before Trial
Change of Venue	35	27	0.06%	33	0.08%	17	0.05%	16	0.05%
Extradition	485	505	1.11%	443	1.10%	380	1.07%	503	1.49%
Deferred Prosecution	640	615	1.35%	693	1.72%	596	1.68%	458	1.36%
Decision on Lower Court Appeal	571	578	1.27%	578	1.44%	483	1.36%	525	1.55%
Dismissed	8,125	8,667	19.03%	8,328	20.68%	8,340	23.53%	6,795	20.12%
Guilty Plea	35,210	36,128	79.32%	33,529	83.26%	29,509	83.27%	26,892	79.64%
Other (4)	1,394	1,393	3.06%	1,559	3.87%	1,623	4.58%	1,992	5.90%
Total Pre-Trial Resolutions	46,460	47,913	105.19%	45,163	112.16%	40,948	115.55%	37,181	110.11%
After Trial Commencement
Dismissed	27	16	0.04%	26	0.06%	19	0.05%	14	0.04%
Guilty Plea	45	35	0.08%	25	0.06%	22	0.06%	17	0.05%
Acquittal/Not Guilty	278	272	0.60%	302	0.75%	290	0.82%	286	0.85%
Convicted	2,007	1,802	3.96%	1,797	4.46%	1,606	4.53%	1,481	4.39%
Total Post-Trial Resolutions	2,357	2,125	4.67%	2,150	5.34%	1,937	5.47%	1,798	5.32%
Total Resolutions	48,817	50,038	109.86%	47,313	117.50%	42,885	121.01%	38,979	115.43%
Sentences
Community SupervisionProbation	364	607	1.33%	833	2.07%	675	1.90%	816	2.42%
Jail/Supervision/Probation	12,523	13,380	29.38%	13,329	33.10%	11,317	31.93%	9,485	28.09%
Jail Only	12,708	12,093	26.55%	10,284	25.54%	9,447	26.66%	8,715	25.81%
State Institution	10,556	10,257	22.52%	9,594	23.83%	9,044	25.52%	8,336	24.69%
Other	1,090	1,336	2.93%	1,323	3.29%	1,195	3.37%	1,234	3.65%
Total Sentences	37,241	37,673	82.71%	35,363	87.82%	31,678	89.39%	28,586	84.65%
Proceedings
Non-Jury Trial	985	837	1.84%	810	2.01%	681	1.92%	654	1.94%
Jury Trial	1,686	1,583	3.48%	1,701	4.22%	1,586	4.48%	1,460	4.32%
Preliminary Appearance	11,897	12,061	26.48%	11,465	28.47%	11,994	33.84%	10,227	30.29%
Initial Arraignment	38,848	38,954	85.52%	34,824	86.48%	30,973	87.40%	28,326	83.88%
Other Pre-Resolution Hearing (5)	136,865	142,756	313.43%	133,842	332.38%	112,163	316.50%	110,959	328.59%
Guilty Plea Hearing (6)	30,740	31,581	69.34%	28,957	71.91%	25,261	71.28%	22,824	67.59%
Sentence Hearing	17,013	16,859	37.01%	16,251	40.36%	14,544	41.04%	12,909	38.23%
Review Hearing (7)	29,430	34,589	75.94%	44,424	110.32%	45,195	127.53%	47,713	141.30%
Post-Resolution Hearing	74,342	77,579	170.33%	85,390	212.05%	81,818	230.87%	84,772	251.04%
Other Hearing	6	31	0.07%	25	0.06%	27	0.08%	45	0.13%
Non-Charge Hearing (3)	10,409	9,358	20.55%	9,677	24.03%	9,280	26.19%	11,729	34.73%
Total Proceedings	352,221	366,188	803.98%	367,366	912.30%	333,522	941.12%	331,618	982.05%
Average Proceedings / Resolutions	7.2	7.3		7.8		7.8		8.5
1  Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
2  Pursuant to Chapter 53 Laws of 2003 (SB 5758 - effective July 1, 2004), technical (non-substantive) revisions were made to the criminal statutes of Washington State.  In conjunction with this recodification, statistical categorization of criminal cases was revised.  Charges based on statutes that cite both felony and misdemeanor category charging options were previously categorized as felonies.  Beginning with January 2004 figures, these are categorized for statistical purposes as gross misdemeanors/misdemeanors.
3  A non-charge case is one opened for which no formal charges have been filed, such as for conducting one or more preliminary appearances prior to the filing of an information.  If an information is subsequently filed, the case is counted as a criminal case as of the date the information is filed.
4  Other resolutions include dismissals/closures by clerks and uncontested resolutions.
5  Other pre-resolution hearings include pre-resolution/motion conferences, omnibus hearings, evidentiary hearings, not guilty plea hearings, continued prosecution hearings, voir dire hearings, dismissal hearings, and RALJ hearings.
6  Guilty plea hearings include both guilty plea only and guilty plea and sentencing hearings.
7  Review hearings include financial review hearings and sentence conditions violation hearings.