Trends in 2022 show marked improvements since the first 8 months of the current DA’s administration:

Violent felony acceptance rate increased 11%

Felony conviction rate rose a whopping 112% (+55% for violent felonies)

Dismissals for both violent and nonviolent felony cases fell to 36% after accounting for over half of all felony case outcomes during the 1st 8 months of the DA’s administration.

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Takeaways:

Case screening by the DA’s Office is outpacing arrests– 635 cases were accepted or refused vs. 564 arrests through March 7, 2022

Only 31% of closed violent felony cases resulted in a felony conviction.

A 55% majority of arrests are for felony crimes of violence.