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Charges Filed by the District Attorney's Office

Date posted: 07/20/2009

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8th Judicial District Court (1999-2008)

Adults

Juveniles

County Court - Larimer County (1999-2008)

Unless noted, the following data represent the rate of charges filed, rather than the rate of people charged. A defendant may be charged with more than one crime, and a single case may contain one or more charges. Juvenile data are recorded by cases filed rather than charges filed.

The 8th Judicial District consists of Larimer and Jackson Counties. Examples of charges filed in District Court, which includes adult and juvenile defendants:

Charges filed in County Court are divided into four categories:

In general, County Court charges are filed against adults, except in the case of traffic offenses which can be filed against juveniles. However, if a juvenile is involved in another crime related to a traffic offense, all charges could be brought in juvenile district court.

What this chart shows: Total Cases and Charges Filed Against Adults by the District Attorney's Office, 1999 - 2008

Total Cases and Charges Filed Against Adults by the District Attorney's Office, 1999 - 2008

Data Source: District Attorney's Office, 8th Judicial District (Larimer & Jackson Counties)
See data table

What these data tell us:

From 1999 to 2008, the rate of cases filed in District Court has fluctuated from a low of 8.3 per 1,000 adults in 2008, to a high of 11.8 per 1,000 adults in 2003. In 2008, both the rates of cases and of charges filed were the lowest since 2001. During this same ten-year period, the number of total cases filed against adults increased by 105 cases (5.8%). The ratio of charges to cases changed only slightly during this same time. Since 2000, 1.6 charges have been filed, on average, for each case.

What this chart shows: Charges Filed Against Adults by Category - 8th Judicial District, 1999 - 2008

Charges Filed Against Adults by Category - 8th Judicial District, 1999 - 2008

Data Source: District Attorney's Office, 8th Judicial District
See data table

What these data tell us:

 From 1999 to 2008, Fraud/Property Crime was the most frequent felony charge filed against adults in the 8th Judicial District Court, ranging from 27% to 53% of all charges. While the rate of charges filed increased each year from 2000 to 2003, since that time it has remained constant until a definite decrease in 2006 (to 15.4 charges per 1,000 adults). From 2005 to 2006, the number of felony charges filed decreased 14% (see data table).

The initial increases in filings experienced in the early 2000s may be attributed, in part, to the increased presence of methamphetamine in northern Colorado. The number of 'Drug Offense' charges filed against adults increased 99%, from 2001 to 2005. In comparison, 'Fraud/Property' charges increased 23% during those same five years.

What this chart shows: Cases Filed Against Juveniles by the District Attorney's Office, 1999 - 2008

Cases Filed Against Juveniles by the District Attorney's Office, 1999 - 2008

Data Source: District Attorney's Office, 8th Judicial District (Larimer & Jackson Counties)
See data table

What these data tell us:

Beginning in 2002, the rate of cases filed by the District Attorney's Office against juveniles (43.0 per 1,000) began decreasing. Rates in 2005 (33.0 per 1,000), were the lowest in the past 16 years, however cases have begun to steadily increase since then.

Other markers of local juvenile crime have followed similar patterns. The juvenile arrest rate decreased 31% from 2000 to 2005, despite an 18% gain in the 8th Judicial District's juvenile population (age 10 to 17) during these years. Since 2005, however, the juvenile arrest rate has begun inching upwards at a pace inconsistent with the area's juvenile population numbers. In addition, juveniles on probation declined steadily during the first half of the 2000s but has increased nearly 39% since 2006.

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Data Tables:

Cases & Charges Filed in the 8th Judicial District - Rate per 1,000 Adults (1999-2008)

Year

Cases
Filed

Rate of Cases Filed

Charges Filed

Rate of Charges Filed

Ratio of Cases to Charges

1999

 1,821 9.7 2,612 13.9 1.4

2000

 1,676 8.6 2,482 12.8 1.5

2001

 2,005 10.0 2,925 14.6 1.5

2002

 2,064 10.0 3,287 16.2 1.6

2003

 2,462 11.8 4,061 19.8 1.6

2004

 2,450 11.5 3,987 19.2 1.6

2005

 2,392 11.1 3,923 18.6 1.6

2006

 2,024 9.2 3,386 15.8 1.7

2007

 1,915 8.5 3,230 14.3 1.7

2008

 1,926 8.3 3,707 16.0 1.9

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Charges Filed by Category, 8th Judicial District - Rate per 1,000 Adults (1999-2008)

Year

Crimes
Against
Persons

Rate of Crimes Against Persons

Drug Offenses

Rate of Drug Offenses

Fraud/
Property
Crimes

Rate of Fraud/ Property Crimes

Traffic/
Other

Rate of Traffic/ Other

1999

 480 2.5 356 1.9 1,336 7.1 440 2.3

2000

 465 2.4 390 2.0 1,163 6.0 464 2.4

2001

 695 3.5 534 2.7 1,264 6.3 432 2.2

2002

 712 3.5 597 2.9 1,479 7.3 499 2.5

2003

 740 3.6 988 4.8 1,083 5.3 730 3.6

2004

 555 2.7 895 4.3 1,225 5.9 762 3.7

2005

 634 3.0 1,060 5.0 1,557 7.4 672 3.2

2006

 553 2.6 705 3.3 1,577 7.3 551 2.6

2007

 538 2.4 719 3.2 1,474 6.5 499 2.2

2008

 594 2.6 740 3.2 1,975 8.5 398 1.7

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Cases Filed in the 8th Judicial District Court - Juveniles (1999-2008)

Year

Number of Cases
Filed

Juvenile Population
Age 10-17

Rate of Cases Filed

1999

 1,299 27,493 47.2

2000

 1,515 28,449 53.3

2001

 1,222 29,411 41.9

2002

 1,267 29,221 43.0

2003

 1,071 28,883 36.7

2004

 987 28,712 33.8

2005

 957 28,490 33.0

2006

 1,066 28,213 36.8

2007

 1,120 28,928 38.7

2008

 1,332 28,766 46.3

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