Criminal Trial Statistics

• The Circuit Court System consists of 31 circuits and 122 separate courts.

• 253,871 cases commenced in the Circuit Courts statewide in 1999; of this, 38% were felony cases and 18% misdemeanor cases.

• Criminal caseload increased 1.2% from 146,579 in 1998 to 148,378 in 1999.

Source: Virginia Supreme Court, State of the Judiciary Report, 1999.

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