Judiciary

A collection of reports and dashboards related to criminal cases in the Massachusetts Court System.

Dashboard of cases with one or more dangerousness hearings under M.G.L. Chapter 276, Section 58A. In a dangerousness hearing, the prosecution asks that the defendant be held without bail for up to 120 days. This data is compiled and updated quarterly by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Initial release decisions in criminal cases in the District and Boston Municipal Courts. Data is grouped by fiscal quarter, offense type, and decision type (release on recognizance, release on bail, held with bail, and held without bail). Also includes defendant demographics. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Demographic characteristics of children/youth subject to delinquency cases, applications for delinquent complaint, and youthful offender cases. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

The Interactive Master Crime List contains more than 2,600 offenses, each ranked and placed into one of ten levels of seriousness, along with sentencing information. To determine the offense seriousness level of a crime, locate the offense on the Master Crime List using either the offense name or General Law reference. This data is compiled and updated by the staff of the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission.

Case filings for adult and juvenile substance use commitments under M.G.L. Chapter 123, Section 35. Section 35 authorizes involuntary commitments to a treatment facility for up to 90 days in cases where someone is likely to do serious harm to themselves or others. This data is compiled and updated quarterly by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Dashboard of delinquency adjudications for delinquency cases proceeding to plea or trial. The court's finding of "delinquent" or "not delinquent" in a given case is called an adjudication. An adjudicated delinquent is a youth who has been found guilty by the court of committing a delinquent act. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

This dashboard displays initial release decisions in delinquency cases. Data is organized by year, court location, most serious charge details, and defendant details. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Find criminal offense codes that are currently being used in MassCourts, the Trial Court's case management system.