Alameda County — Criminal Defense Intelligence
Comprehensive data for the Bay Area's second-largest county by criminal filings: court, judicial, sentencing, prosecution, and pretrial data — all in one place.
Criminal Filings
39,200
Judges
65/72
Vacancies
7
PD Budget
$72M
Pretrial Rate
71%
Median Bail
$50K
Court Data
FY 2023–24 · Source: Judicial Council of California
Criminal Filings
39,200
annual
Felonies
11,600
30% of filings
Misdemeanors
27,600
70% of filings
Dispositions
36,800
annual
Clearance Rate
93.9%
Backlog growing
Days to Disposition
175
average
Cases per Judge
603
criminal filings / filled judge
Backlog Growth
+5.1%
year-over-year
Warning Signal
Alameda has a 93.9% clearance rate and 5.1% annual backlog growth. With 13,400 pending cases, the court is not resolving cases as fast as they come in. This means longer wait times and increased plea pressure.
Judicial Bench Profile
2024 · Judicial Council Demographic Survey
Authorized Judges
72
Filled Judges
65
Vacancies
7
9.7%
Commissioners
12
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Prior Career Background
Note: Public defenders are underrepresented on the bench (22%) compared to prosecutors (28%). This can influence courtroom culture.
Appointing Governor
Newsom appointments dominate the bench, representing 43% of current judges.
Retirement Wave Ahead
16 of 65 judges (24.6%) will be retirement-eligible within 5 years. Combined with 7 existing vacancies, Alameda could lose up to 23 of 72 judgeships — a 32% shortfall.
Prosecution & Funding Parity
FY 2023–24 · County Budget Documents
Budget Comparison
DA Budget
$113M
195 attorneys
Ratio
0.64
Defense per $1 DA
PD Budget
$72M
128 attorneys
Decline Rate
14.2%
cases declined
Diversion Rate
8.8%
referred to diversion
Felony Filing Rate
702
per 100K population
Attorney Ratio
0.66
PD per DA attorney
DA Specialized Units
Pretrial & Bail Data
2023 · BSCC Jail Profile Survey, PPIC
Avg Daily Jail Pop.
2,420
60.5% capacity
Pretrial Rate
71%
1,718 detainees
Median Bail
$50K
Avg: $82K
Pretrial Days
28
average
Release Types
FTA Rate
14.2%
failure to appear
Risk Tool
PSA
PSA (Public Safety Assessment)
Specialty Courts
8
collaborative courts
Specialty & Collaborative Courts
Alameda County Superior Court
Drug Court
Supervised treatment as alternative to incarceration for defendants with substance use disorders
Mental Health Court
Integrated mental health services for defendants with serious mental illness
Veterans Court
Specialized services for veterans with service-connected criminal cases
DUI Court
Intensive supervision and treatment for repeat DUI offenders
Community Court
Community-based resolution for low-level misdemeanor offenses
Reentry Court
Support for individuals transitioning from incarceration to community
Human Trafficking Court
Services for trafficking victims identified in the criminal justice system
Clean Slate Court
Assistance with expungement and record reduction under Prop 47/PC 1203.4
Alameda County Data Sources
Public access & court records
Criminal Case Portal (Odyssey)
Search cases by number, name, or date range. Records back to ~2005.
DA Data Dashboard
Filing rates, performance indicators, charging patterns.
Probation Department Quarterly Data
Supervision data since 2018, AB 109 realignment tracking.
Sheriff's Transparency Portal
Santa Rita Jail data, use-of-force, in-custody deaths.
County Open Data Hub
CSV and REST API access. Justice datasets.
California DOJ OpenJustice
State-level data broken down by county: arrests, filings, dispositions.
Judicial Council Court Statistics
Annual caseload report for all 58 California superior courts.
California Sentencing Institute (CASI)
Sentencing data broken by county: prison, probation, diversion.
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