§There
were over one million criminal cases filed last year
including:
§
§felony crimes
§misdemeanor crime
§nearly 56,000 drug offenses
THERE WERE OVER
ONE MILLION CRIMINAL CASES FILED LAST YEAR. THESE INCLUDE FELONY CRIMES SUCH
AS MURDER, SEXUAL ASSAULT, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, THEFT, AND FORGERY.THEY ALSO INCLUDE MISDEMEANOR CRIMES SUCH
AS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, WRITING WORTHLESS CHECKS, CRIMINAL TRAFFIC
OFFENSES AND VIOLATIONS OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY ORDINANCES.
INCLUDED IN
THESE NUMBERS WERE NEARLY 56,000 DRUG OFFENSES.
CLEARLY, AN
ADEQUATELY FUNDED CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM, AS WELL AS ADEQUATELY FUNDED STATE
ATTORNEYS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICES, ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
