Criminal Justice Indicator Report- January, 2013

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Introduction

The New York City criminaljustice system is made up of many different agencies and organizations.

These include the independentjudiciary, the five elected District Attorneys and the Special Narcotics

Prosecutor,defenseproviders,thePoliceDepartment,theDepartmentofCorrectionandorganizations

thatprovideservicesandsupervisiontoaccusedandconvictedoffenders. TheCriminalJusticeIndicator

Reportassembles

data

from

across

the

system

to

provide

insight

into

the

functioning

of

the

system

and

waysinwhichitischanging.

We anticipate releasing a total of three Indicator Reports during the remainder of the Bloomberg

Administration. The two to follow will be released in July and December 2013 and may include

additionaldataasitbecomesavailable.


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ArresttoArraignment

Afteradefendant isarrested,itisgenerallyrequiredthatheorshebearraignedbeforeajudgewithin

24hours.1 Thechartbelowshowstheaveragearresttoarraignmenttimesforeachborough. In2012,

thecitywideaveragearresttoarraignmenttimewas24.02hours.

1People ex rel. Maxian v. Brown, 77 N.Y.2d 422 (1991)


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DetentionRatesforFelonyDefendantsatArraignment

Arraignment courts determine the defendants bail status releasing the defendant, detaining the

defendantuntilbail ispaidordetainingthedefendantwithoutbail.Thechartbelowshowstherateat

which defendants facing felony charges are detained at arraignment. Citywide, 54% of felony

defendantsweredetainedatarraignment.


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ReleaseRatesforHighRiskFelonyDefendants

The Criminal Justice Agency (CJA) assesses each defendants risk of failure to return to court and

providesarecommendation,ratingdefendantsasrecommendedforrelease,moderateriskornot

recommended forrelease.2 In2011,8%ofdefendantswhowererecommended forrelease failedto

return tocourtasdirected,while22%of those classifiedasnot recommended for release failed to

return.

Thechartbelowshowsthepercentoffelonydefendantswhowerereleaseddespitebeingclassifiedas

notrecommendedforreleasebyCJA.

2http://www.cjareports.org/reports/brief19.pdf


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NewSupremeCourtCasesandDelayedCases

TheStateOfficeofCourtAdministrationsguidelinescallforfelonycasestoberesolvedwithin180days

of being filed in Supreme Court. The chart below shows that even while new felony cases have

decreasedby22%since2000,thenumberofcasespendingover180dayshasroughlydoubled.


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FelonyCasesPendingover180Days

Thechartbelowshowsthetotalnumberofpendingfelonycases,includingthenumberofcasespending

over180days,asofDecember2,2012.Citywide,55%offelonycaseswerependingformorethan180

days.


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MajorCrimeandAverageDailyPopulationinCityJails

Since1999, majorcrime3hasdeclinedby46%and theCitysjailpopulationhasdeclinedby30%. The

chartbelowshowshistoricaltrends inmajorcrimeandtheaveragedailypopulationof inmates inthe

custodyoftheCitysDepartmentofCorrection.

3Major Crime includes Murder, Rape, Robbery, Felony Assault, Burglary, Grand Larceny and Grand Larceny Auto.


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JuvenileArrestsforMajorCrimeandAverageDailyPopulationinJuvenileDetention

Since 2006, when the city beganjuvenile4detention reform efforts

5,juvenile arrests for major crime

droppedby27%andthenumberofyouthinjuveniledetentionfellby29%.Thechartbelowshowsthe

number ofjuveniles arrested for major crimes and theaverage daily population of the Citysjuvenile

detentionfacilities.

4"Juvenile delinquent" means a person over the age of seven and under the age of 16 who has committed an act that would

constitute a crime if committed by an adult- Family Court Act 301.2.5 http://www.vera.org/download?file=3226/RAI-report-v7.pdf


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MentalHealthandDrugTreatmentCourts

Mentalhealthanddrugtreatmentcourtslinkdefendantswithmentalillnessanddrugaddictiontotreatmentasan

alternativetoincarceration. Thechartbelowshowshowmanynewcaseswerehandledbymentalhealthanddrug

treatmentcourtsin2011.


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PercentofArrestsResultinginConvictions

Thechartsbelowshowtheconvictionratesfordefendantsarrestedforfeloniesandviolentfelonies.


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DispositionsandTrials

The first chart shows the number of felony cases disposed (by dismissal, plea or trial) in 2011, and

breaks out the number of cases in which trials were held. In 2011, only about 5% of felony cases

citywidewereresolvedwithatrial. Thesecondchartshowstheconvictionrateforfelonytrials.

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DispositionsandTrialsforFelonyCasesin2011

TotalDispositions TrialVerdictsSource:OfficeofCourtAdministration

3%ofTotal

Dispositions5%ofTotal

Dispositions

5%ofTotal

Dispositions

7%ofTotal

Dispositions

2%ofTotal

Dispositions

*Includescases fromtheSpecialNarcoticsProsecutor

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ConvictionRateatTrialforFelonyCasesin2011

Source:Division ofCriminalJusticeServices*Includescasesfromthe SpecialNarcoticsProsecutor


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PercentofArrestsResultinginIncarceration

Thechartsbelowshowthepercentofdefendantsarrested for feloniesandviolentfelonieswhowere

sentencedtojailorprison.


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PrisonSentencesinSupremeCourtforFirearmCharges

Thechart below shows the percentof defendantsarrested for illegal possession of a loaded firearm6

who were sentenced to prison in Supreme Court. Citywide, approximately 50% were sentenced to

prison.

6NewYorkPenalLaw265.03


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OperationSpotlight

OperationSpotlightwascreatedinOctober2003totargetthemostpersistentmisdemeanoroffenders.7

Thechartbelowshowsthepercentofpersistentmisdemeanantssentencedtojail.

7 Operation Spotlight targeted the 6% of defendants who accounted for approximately 18% of misdemeanor arrests in New York

City.


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MajorCrimes,ViolentCrimesandTotalCrimesinNewYorkCitySchools

During the 20032004 school year, the Citybegan dedicating enhanced resources to schools with the

highestconcentrationsofcrime.Thechartbelowcomparesthenumberofmajorcrimes,violentcrimes

andtotalcrimesinNewYorkCityschoolsduringthe20032004versusthe20112012schoolyears.


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DistributionofFelonyCasesamongIndigentDefenseProviders

CriminaldefendantswhoareunabletoaffordlegalrepresentationareprovidedlawyersfromtheLegal

AidSocietyorotherinstitutionaldefenderorganizations,orareassignedprivateattorneysunderCounty

Law18b. Thechartbelowshows thedistributionof felonycasesamongtheproviders for fiscalyear

2012.

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34%18bPanel

24%

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25%18bPanel

23%

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33%

BronxDefenders

20%

Brooklyn

DefenderServices

29%

NDSofHarlem

6%

QueensLaw

Associates

30%

NewYorkCounty

DefenderServices

22%

LegalAidSociety

46%LegalAidSociety

47%

LegalAidSociety

46%LegalAidSociety

47%

LegalAid

Society

67%

0%

100%

Bronx Kings NewYork Queens Richmond

DistributionofFelonies

HandledbyIndigentDefenseProvidersinFiscalYear2012

Note:Percentagesmaynotaddupto100%duetorounding Source:IndigentDefenseProviders; NewYorkCityDepartmentofFinance

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