Number of Defendants br Highest Charge Level - …prosecutor.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_prosecutor/en-US/Demographics of...Number of Defendants br Highest Charge Level - (2011 to 2014)

Misdemeanor F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Unclassified Felony Charge Not Listed

2011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 2014

0K

1K

2K

3K

4K

115 49

3,966

3,537

2,1862,044

2,132 2,1932,165

1,8271,8061,706

229 193294 351

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level - (2011 to 2014)

2011 2012 2013 2014

0K

1K

2K

3K

4K

5K

6K

7K

8K

9K

10K

11K

12K

13K12,893

11,900

Total Defendants

Misdemeanor F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Unclassified Felony Charge Not Listed

2011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 20142011 2012 2013 2014

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-57%

-11%-6%

3%

-16%

-6%

-16%

19%

Cumulative % Change in Charge Volume since 2011

2011 2012 2013 2014

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-8%

Cumulative % Changein Defendants

The number of defendants has declined over the past four years. This is reflected in a decrease in charges at felony levelsacross the board, except for F3s, which have increased slightly.

Prepared by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office - Last Revision: 3/3/2015

2011 2012 2013 2014

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Grand Total -8%

19%

-16%

-6%

-16%

3%

-6%

-11%

-57%

-9%

32%

-44%

-7%

-17%

-9%

-2%

-7%

-79%

-2%

-4%

-41%

0%

-4%

-1%

-2%

2%

-64%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Cumulative % Change in Charge Volumesince 2011

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Total 49,235

1,314

684

7,010

7,882

8,380

8,520

15,216

229

11,900

351

193

1,706

1,827

2,193

2,044

3,537

49

11,792

387

128

1,685

1,803

1,941

2,151

3,673

24

12,650

282

134

1,813

2,087

2,114

2,139

4,040

41

12,893

294

229

1,806

2,165

2,132

2,186

3,966

115

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level - (All)


Highest Defendant Charge

Misdemeanor F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 UnclassifiedFelony Charge Not Listed

20112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014

AfricanAmerican

Caucasian

Hispanic

Other/NotListed

0750

1500

2250

0750

1500

2250

0750

1500

2250

0750

1500

2250

6321

2,456

1,881 1,393

1,272

1,500 1,487 1,459

1,118

1,349

1,198183 126 172 218

4823

1,375

1,390

705

623 566

555 622 567

397304

3926

9088

4260

10535

4428

4639

5235

613

104

8

1375

16153

10538

10545

9025

1434

3128

37

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level By Ethnicity - (2011 to 2014)

2012 2014

2K

4K

6K8K

2K4K

6K

8K

2K

4K

6K8K

2K4K

6K

8K

8,5757,321

3,842 3,576

208 328

268 675

Total Defendants2011-2014 by Ethnicity



20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014 20112012 2013 2014

AfricanAmerican

Caucasian

Hispanic

Other/NotListed

0%

100%

200%

0%

100%

200%

0%

100%

200%

0%

100%

200%

-67%-23% -9%

-1%

-23% -11%-31% 27%

-52%1%

-12%

-2% -9%

-23%

-33%-2%

-50%

75%26%

64%33%

74%

233%

100%

200%

115% 98%

176%100%

32%

Cumulative % Change in Defendants Since 2011 by Highest Charge Level by Ethnicity

2011 2012 2013 2014

0%

50%

0%

50%

0%

50%

0%

50%

-15%

-7%

58%

151%

Cumulative % Change inTotal Defendants since2011 by Ethnicity

The overall decline in defendants shows the greatest impact among African-American defendants, followed by Caucasians.More Hispanics defendants are being charged at all levels.


Misdemeanor

2011 2012 2013 2014

F5

2011 2012 2013 2014

F4

2011 2012 2013 2014

F3

2011 2012 2013 2014

African American African AmericanCaucasian CaucasianHispanic Hispanic

Other/Not Listed AsianNative American

Not SetOtherTotal

-67%-79%-83%0% -23%-10%2%0% -9%0%-1%0% -1%-11%-3%0%

-52%-77%-42%0% 1%-4%2%0% -12%-7%-3%0% -2%-10%1%0%

-50%-100%-75%0% 75%27%-3%0% 26%17%-31%0% 64%79%57%0%

0%

280%

100%

-15%

15%

300%

-15%

0%

300%

0%

0%

0%

-17%

267%

-100%

-29%

-3%

73%

0%

14%

0%

7%

-100%

-14%

0%

0%

0%

0%

-7%

843%

-75%

-15%

43%

25%

0%

43%

-75%

0%

0%

0%

-57%-79%-64%0% -11%-7%2%0% -7%-2%-2%0% 2%-9%-1%0%

Cumulative % Change in Charge Volume by Ethnicity since 2011

F2

2011 2012 2013 2014

F1

2011 2012 2013 2014

Unclassified Felony

2011 2012 2013 2014

Charge Not Listed

2011 2012 2013 2014African American African American

Caucasian CaucasianHispanic Hispanic

Other/Not Listed American IndianAsian

Native AmericanNot SetOther

Grand Total

-23%-19%-5%0% -11%-10%0%0% -31%-45%-38%0% 27%36%-5%0%-9%-16%-1%0% -23%-6%1%0% -33%-41%-56%0% -2%20%9%0%33%-3%3%0% 74%-11%0%0% 233%0%-33%0% 100%50%-75%0%

-9%289%-100%150%

28%33%-100%200%

22%-67%-100%0%

0%0%0%0%

24%1717%

0%

106%317%

0%

29%-17%

50%

0%0%

0%

133%2200%

-67%0%

-67%-100%

0%0%

300%26%100%-100%-100%

1000%9%

-100%50%-100%

500%-48%0%

-100%-100%

0%0%0%0%0%

-16%-17%-4%0% -6%-7%0%0% -16%-44%-41%0% 19%32%-4%0%

F2

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

F1

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

Unclassified Felony

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

Charge Not Listed

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total


Other/Not Listed American IndianAsian

Native AmericanNot SetOther

Grand Total

5,1431,1181,1821,3841,459 5,1111,1981,2161,3481,349 523126100114183 788218234164172

2,331567524618622 1,476304375400397 10526231739 384881089890

16952384039 16261313535 1810323 198614

141

59

2

15

1

29

35

5

41

12

6

39

3

2

1

32

9

2

2

95

145

1

9

21

109

2

35

25

1

2

22

5

3

17

6

2

12

25

7

23

1

1

13

1

22

89

4

5

1

4

29

2

11

25

3

6

12

1

1

23

1

2

1

7,8821,8271,8032,0872,165 7,0101,7061,6851,8131,806 684193128134229 1,314351387282294

Misdemeanor

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

F5

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

F4

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total

F3

2011 2012 2013 2014 Total


Other/Not Listed AsianNative American

Not SetOtherTotal

10821131163 9,0441,8812,2022,5052,456 5,4341,2721,3901,3791,393 5,7871,4871,3421,4581,500

11023112848 5,4791,3901,3141,4001,375 2,667623655684705 2,203555509573566

7214 299105765860 14444412435 16846504428

3

1

3

1

192139533

52

76

2

6

44

23

2

12

44

20

1

12

52

20

3

114112226

25

55

5

29

26

1

8

30

16

6

30

15

1

7

10293211

25

66

1

23

10

2

5

27

10

1

27

7

4

229492441115 15,1913,5123,6734,0403,966 8,4992,0242,1502,1392,186 8,3662,1801,9412,1132,132

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level by Ethnicity - (2011 to 2014)




20112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014

Female

Male

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3614

835

795

409

371 307

360 412

348145 158 50

12 6876

7935

3,129

2,738

1,776

1,672

1,824 1,831 1,7511,474

1,6611,523

179 169223 274

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level By Gender - (2011 to 2014)

2011 2012 2013 2014

0K

2K

4K

6K

8K

10K

0K

2K

4K

6K

8K

10K

2,262 2,134

10,622 9,716

Total Defendants 2011 to2014 by Gender

2011 2012 2013 2014

-5%

0%

-5%

0%

-6%

-9%

Cumulative % Change in Total Defendants since 2011

by GenderHighest Defendant Charge


20112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014

Female

Male

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-61%

-5%

-9%

17%

-16%

9%

-76%

12%

-56%

-12%-6%

0%

-16%-8% -6%

23%

Cumulative % Change in Defendants Since 2011 by Highest Charge Level by Gender

Declines in charged defendants mostly show similar patterns among men and women. However, females defendants with F3sand F1s have increased since 2011, where male charges declined.


Female

2011 2012 2013 2014

Male

2011 2012 2013 2014

GrandTotal

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Grand Total 2,134

76

12

158

348

360

371

795

14

2,117

96

8

185

352

294

389

789

4

2,173

55

22

158

406

312

361

849

10

2,262

68

50

145

412

307

409

835

36

9,716

274

169

1,523

1,474

1,831

1,672

2,738

35

9,667

290

120

1,498

1,451

1,646

1,759

2,883

20

10,468

225

112

1,654

1,681

1,802

1,773

3,190

31

10,622

223

179

1,661

1,751

1,824

1,776

3,129

79

49,159

1,307

672

6,982

7,875

8,376

8,510

15,208

229

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level by Gender - (2011 to2014)

Female

2011 2012 2013 2014

Male

2011 2012 2013 2014

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Grand Total -6%

12%

-76%

9%

-16%

17%

-9%

-5%

-61%

-6%

41%

-84%

28%

-15%

-4%

-5%

-6%

-89%

-4%

-19%

-56%

9%

-1%

2%

-12%

2%

-72%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

-9%

23%

-6%

-8%

-16%

0%

-6%

-12%

-56%

-9%

30%

-33%

-10%

-17%

-10%

-1%

-8%

-75%

-1%

1%

-37%

0%

-4%

-1%

0%

2%

-61%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Cumulative % Change in Charge Volume by Gender since 2011



Misdemeanor F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Unclassified FelonyCharge Not Listed

2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014

Cleveland

Suburbs

0250500750100012501500175020002250

0250500750100012501500175020002250

4435

2,145

1,735

1,186

949

1,2161,077 1,280

1,154 1,243

1,085

164 140206 253

71 14

1,819 1,798

999

1,094

915

1,114883

668563

596

6541

85 97

Defendant Count by Highest Charge Level By Geography - (2011 to 2014)

2011 2012 2013 2014

0K

2K

4K

6K

0K

2K

4K

6K

7,489

6,471

5,404 5,429

Total Defendantsby Geography


Misdemeanor F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Unclassified FelonyCharge Not Listed

20112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014201120122013201420112012201320142011201220132014

Cleveland

Suburbs

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

-20%

-19% -20%

-11% -10%

-13%-15%

23%

-80%

-1%10%

22%

-24%

6%

-37%

14%

Cumulative % Change in Defendants Since 2011 by Highest Charge Level by Geography

2011 2012 20132014

-10%

-5%

0%

-10%

-5%

0%

-14%

0%

Cumulative % Change inTotal Defendants since2011 by Geography

Fewer Cleveland residents were charged in 2014 than 2011 at all charge levels. More suburban residents were charged overall. Increases in F4s, F3s, and F1s more than offset declines in F2s.


Cleveland

2011 2012 2013 2014

Suburbs

2011 2012 2013 2014Grand Total

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Grand Total 6,428

253

140

1,085

1,154

1,077

949

1,735

35

6,531

284

91

1,102

1,084

1,008

1,060

1,887

15

7,389

234

111

1,238

1,301

1,130

1,125

2,227

23

7,484

206

164

1,243

1,280

1,216

1,186

2,145

44

5,422

97

41

596

668

1,114

1,094

1,798

14

5,253

102

37

581

719

932

1,088

1,785

9

5,252

46

23

574

786

984

1,009

1,812

18

5,400

85

65

563

883

915

999

1,819

71

49,159

1,307

672

6,982

7,875

8,376

8,510

15,208

229

Number of Defendants by Highest Charge Level by Geography - (2011 to 2014)

Cleveland

2011 2012 2013 2014

Suburbs

2011 2012 2013 2014

Misdemeanor

F5

F4

F3

F2

F1

Unclassified Felony

Charge Not Listed

Grand Total -14%

23%

-15%

-13%

-10%

-11%

-20%

-19%

-20%

-13%

38%

-45%

-11%

-15%

-17%

-11%

-12%

-66%

-1%

14%

-32%

0%

2%

-7%

-5%

4%

-48%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

14%

-37%

6%

-24%

22%

10%

-1%

-80%

-3%

20%

-43%

3%

-19%

2%

9%

-2%

-87%

-3%

-46%

-65%

2%

-11%

8%

1%

0%

-75%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Cumulative % Change in Charge Volume by Geography since 2011


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