Judiciary

Dashboard of "show cause" applications for criminal complaints in the Boston Municipal and District Courts. A show cause hearing is a hearing that a magistrate may schedule after someone files a criminal complaint. This hearing gives the accused an opportunity to respond to the complaint against them. This data is compiled and updated by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Case statistics for FY2021 by case type for each of the Trial Court Departments: Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Housing Court, Juvenile Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, and Superior Court. This data is compiled and updated anually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Case statistics for FY2022 by case type for each of the Trial Court Departments: Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Housing Court, Juvenile Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, and Superior Court. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Criminal charges filed in Massachusetts Trial Courts. Data is organized by year, jurisdiction, and charge detail. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Annual reports summarizing cases involving offenses created under Chapter 205.

Case statistics by Trial Court department from FY 2002 through FY 2022.

Data on cases held in the Appeals Court, including source and type of appeal, dispositions, and the number of panel decisions. Data is available for the last five years.

Applications for delinquent complaint filed in the Massachusetts Juvenile Court. If a youth is suspected of committing a delinquent offense, a police officer may arrest the youth or give them a summons to appear at the Juvenile Court. In either case, the officer files an application for delinquent complaint with the court. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Case filings for restraining orders (209A) and harassment orders (258E). Includes data by county and Trial Court department. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Demographic characteristics of children/youth subject to a Child Requiring Assistance petition. A CRA case is one where parents, guardians, or school officials ask the court to help supervise a child. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.