Court Intelligence

Bay Area Court Analytics

Data current through June 2025

Comprehensive criminal court data across 9 Bay Area counties -- filings, dispositions, backlogs, judicial capacity, and 5-year trends.

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178,400Total Criminal Filings (FY 2023-24)

169,650Total Dispositions (FY 2023-24)

96%Avg Clearance Rate (FY 2023-24)

60,750Pending Cases (End of FY 2023-24)

148Avg Days to Disposition (FY 2023-24)

635Avg Cases per Judge (FY 2023-24)

Key Insights

Critical signals from the Bay Area criminal court system.

Backlog Alert

Bay Area clearance rate is 96% (FY 2023-24) -- below 100% means backlogs are growing.

COVID Recovery

Days to disposition recovering from 198-day peak but still above pre-pandemic 145 days (FY 2023-24).

Judicial Capacity

25 vacancies across 9 counties creating a 7.7% vacancy rate (FY 2023-24).

Workload Disparity

Cases per judge range from 386 (San Francisco) to 853 (Solano) (FY 2023-24).

County Comparison

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County	Criminal Filings	Felony Filings	Dispositions	Clearance Rate	Pending	Avg Days	Cases/Judge	Backlog Growth (YoY %)
Santa Clara	42,800	12,400	40,100	93.7%	14,850	168	563	+4.2%
Alameda	39,200	11,600	36,800	93.9%	13,400	175	603	+5.1%
Contra Costa	26,400	7,800	25,200	95.5%	8,950	155	714	+3.1%
San Francisco	18,900	5,200	18,400	97.4%	6,800	142	386	+1.8%
San Mateo	16,100	4,600	15,600	96.9%	5,200	138	644	+2.4%
Sonoma	13,200	3,900	12,600	95.5%	4,450	152	825	+3.8%
Solano	12,800	3,800	12,100	94.5%	4,300	161	853	+4.5%
Marin	5,600	1,500	5,500	98.2%	1,750	125	560	+0.8%
Napa	3,400	980	3,350	98.5%	1,050	118	567	+0.5%

Source: Judicial Council of California, 2025 Court Statistics Report, FY 2023-24

5-Year Trends

Aggregated Bay Area data from fiscal year 2019-20 through 2023-24.

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Fiscal Year	Criminal Filings	Clearance Rate	Avg Days	Cases/Judge
2019-20	162,400	91.3%	145	548
2020-21COVID	128,600	87.7%	198	438
2021-22	155,300	93.3%	172	524
2022-23	168,900	94.3%	158	571
2023-24	178,400	95.1%	152	599

COVID-19 Impact

Fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 reflect pandemic court closures. Criminal filings dropped 21%, average days to disposition peaked at 198, and clearance rate fell to 87.7%. While courts have recovered significantly, disposition times remain above the pre-pandemic baseline of 145 days.

Methodology & Sources

Data presented on this page is sourced from the Judicial Council of California and covers all 9 Bay Area counties. Caseload, disposition, and judicial capacity data reflects fiscal year 2023-24 (July 2023 through June 2024).

Data Sources

Judicial Council of California, 2025 Court Statistics Report-- Primary source
Judicial Council Felony Data Dashboard-- Felony case processing data

Last updated: 2025-06 | Coverage period: FY 2023-24

Disclaimer: Where the Judicial Council reports aggregate data rather than county-level detail, population-proportional estimates are used. These figures are approximations intended for informational purposes and should not be cited as official court statistics. For official data, consult the Judicial Council sources directly.

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