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Court Statistics Project

 Cases filed in State Courts

 

 

Juvenile

Traffic

Domestic

Criminal

Civil

Total

1993

1,786,980

56,503,529

4,118,112

13,006,704

14,591,080

90,006,405

1994

1,907,452

52,087,828

4,221,468

13,483,048

14,446,805

86,146,601

1995

2,204,563

52,301,276

4,365,780

14,027,375

14,672,072

87,391,066

1996

2,098,084

53,105,344

4,417,309

14,411,402

15,008,380

89,040,519

1997

2,155,180

54,065,174

4,421,286

14,794,413

15,317,717

90,753,770

1998

2,215,636

55,647,701

4,289,845

15,332,963

15,331,616

92,817,761

1999

2,150,709

56,344,593

4,370,909

15,068,784

15,047,495

92,982,490

2000

2,145,032

56,979,825 4,463,702 15,027,801 15,139,995 93,756,355

2001

2,123,314

57,073,403

4,527,483

14,942,230

15,750,071

94,416,501

2002

2,065,704

57,655,165 4,687,485 15,482,003 16,335,207 96,225,564

% change

16%

2%

14%

19%

12%

7%

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