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2015 Population Estimate: 186,818

Class of County: 4th

No. of Common Pleas Court Judgeships: 6

Butler County

No. of

Cases2015 Criminal

Criminal New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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Data provided by CPCMS

Age of Pending Cases

as of 12/31/2015

Cases Pending 1/1/2015 1,011

New Cases Filed in 2015 2,584

Reopened Cases 170

Cases Available for Processing 3,765

Withdrawn/Dismissed 192

Diversionary Disposition 538

Guilty Plea 1,756

Non-Jury Trial 17

Jury Trial 1

Inactive 120

Other 2

Total Cases Processed 2,626


Cases Awaiting Sentencing 238

Processed by:0-60 Days 418

61-120 Days 277

121-180 Days 175

181-240 Days 89

241-300 Days 58

301-360 Days 44

Over 360 Days 78

Total 1,139

36.7%

24.3%

15.4%

7.8%

5.1%

3.9%

6.8%

100.0%

7.3%

100.0%

20.5%

66.9%

0.6%

<0.1%

4.6%

0.1%

Last Modified:September 1, 2016

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Person

Property

Drug

Weapon

Public Order

Motor Vehicle - DWI/DUI

Motor Vehicle - Other

Other

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-8.89%

32.30%

49.72%

23.81%

-21.35%

-10.74%

11.11%

Criminal New Cases by Offense Type, 2011-2015

100.0%

0.4%

0.4%

28.3%

5.4%

1.0%

20.4%

33.0%

11.1%

100.0%0.0%68.5%31.5%

% Change from2011 to 2015

Number of Cases

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2015 Population Estimate: 186,818Class of County: 4thNo. of Common Pleas Judgeships: 6

AbcButler County

Case Type Felony Misdemeanor Summary Total

PersonPropertyDrugWeaponPublic OrderMotor Vehicle - DWI/DUIMotor Vehicle - OtherOther

Total 2,584

111073114026527852287

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1,771

110731897

363399171

813

10005119164453116

2015 Criminal - New Cases by Offense Type


Last Modified: September 1, 2016




Butler County

Docketed Cases, 2006-2015

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Total2015 Civil

Docketed Cases 708

Default Judgments 195


Processed By:

180

Cases Decided by Arbitration Board 36 3

Dispositive Motions 10 3

Settlements 388 153

Moved to Inactive Status 8 1

Transferred/Withdrawn 2 1

Administrative Purge 135 51

Total Cases Processed 869

Cases Pending 12/31/2015 952

468

(R)

Arbitration Appeals 0

Civil Action

488

452

940

0

Other

375

39

13

541

9

3

186

1,337

1,599

1,160

2,761

0

Other 10 8

Jury Trial 1 1

Non-Jury Trial 2 2

18

2

4

Transferred In 2

Returned to Active 0

0

0

2

0

472 1,424

0-6 months 321 33.7%

7-12 months 158 16.6%

13-18 months 115 12.1%

19-24 months 107 11.2%

25-30 months 101 10.6%

31-36 months 48 5.0%

37-42 months 31 3.3%

Total 952 100.0%

43-48 months 25 2.6%

49-54 months 5 0.5%

55-60 months 20 2.1%

61-66 months 12 1.3%

67-72 months 2 0.2%

Over 72 months 7 0.7%

Age of Pending Cases

as of 12/31/2015

(Civil Action Only)

Note: Prior to June 2010, docketed cases under the "Other" category were not reported. The inclusion of these cases starting from June 2010 may contribute to an increase in docketed cases from 2009 to 2010.

(R) - Revised

Dismissed/Discontinued 82 65 147





Butler County

Intentional 12

2015 Civil - Docketed Cases Listed by Case Type

Malicious Prosecution 0

Motor Vehicle 106

TORT

Nuisance 1

Premise Liability 27

(does not include mass tort)

Product Liability 3

Slander/Libel/Defamation 3

Other 32

Asbestos 0

Tobacco 0

Toxic Tort - DES 0

MASS TORT

Toxic Tort - Implant 0

Toxic Waste 0

Other 0

Dental 1

Legal 1

Medical Malpractice 10

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

Other 4

Buyer Plaintiff 15

276

Debt Collection: Other 91

CONTRACT

Employment Dispute: Other 4

(does not include judgments)

Other 78

Ejectment* 33

Ground Rent 0

REAL PROPERTY

Landlord/Tenant Dispute 42

Mortgage Foreclosure:

Residential* 254

Commercial* 6

Partition of Real Property* 5

Quiet Title* 22

Other* 20

Board of Assessment* 23

Board of Elections* 0

Dept. of Transportation* 40

CIVIL APPEALS

Zoning Board* 0

Statutory Appeal - Other* 3

- Administrative Agencies

Other* 0

Employment Dispute:Discrimination 2

Eminent Domain/Condemnation* 7

Statutory Arbitration* 0

Declaratory Judgment* 6

Mandamus* 0

MISCELLANEOUS

Non-Domestic Relations

Quo Warranto* 0

Replevin* 8

Common Law/

Restraining Order* 6

Other* 19

* Civil Other

Pro Se Filings: 51 Class Action Suits 0 MDJ Appeals: 91

Of the Docketed Cases:

4.4% 7.8%

Debt Collection: Credit Card

TOTAL DOCKETED CASES: 1,160

184 15.9%

0

16 1.4%

466 40.2%

389 33.5%

66 5.7%

39 3.4%

100.0%


Butler County




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No. of

Petitions2015 Protection From Abuse

New Cases Filed in 2015 410

Temporary Order DENIED After Ex Parte Hearing and No Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled 19

Cases Available for Processing 506

Of these, Petitions Requesting Temporary Orders: 410 (100.0%)

Temporary Orders DENIED: 19 (4.6%), Temporary Orders GRANTED: 391 (95.4%)

Processed By:

4.6%

Temporary Order DISMISSED After Evidentiary Hearing and No Final Order Entered 129 30.9%

Final Order DENIED After Evidentiary Hearing Before a Judge or a Judicial Officer 14 3.4%

Final Order GRANTED After Evidentiary Hearing Before a Judge or a Judicial Officer 66 15.8%

Plaintiff Did Not Appear For Evidentiary Hearing 77 18.5%

Final Order by STIPULATION OR AGREEMENT Between the Parties 71 17.0%

Petition WITHDRAWN by Plaintiff 36 8.6%

TRANSFERRED to Another Jurisdiction 2 0.5%

Other 3 0.7%

Cases Processed 417


100.0%

(R) - Revised





Butler County

S pousal & Child S upport New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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1,500

2,000

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3,500

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Butler

Average of 4th

Class Counties

Excluding Butler


No. of

Petitions

New Cases Filed in 2015 1,849

Judge 176


Processed By:

9.5%

Intake Officer 1,678 90.3%

Hearing Officer 0

Other 4 0.2%

Cases Processed 1,858


100.0%

Dockets Transferred In (+) 6

Dockets Transferred Out (-) 28

2015 Spousal & Child Support

Data provided by PACSES

Non-Domestic Relations Section 180

Stipulated by Genetic Tests 33

Total 220

Established:

56.9%

Default - Father Failed to Appear 1 1.7%

Adjudication by Court Proceeding 0

Out of State 24 41.4%

Total 58


100.0%

During Conference 22

Non-Stipulated (post genetic test) 1

2015 Paternity

Data provided by PACSES

Pre-Trial Conference 17

81.8%

10.0%

0.5%

7.7%

100.0%

No. of

Cases

Acknowledgements Filed:

NON-DOMESTIC RELATIONS SECTION: The voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity by the alleged father.DURING CONFERENCE: The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity-Waiver of Trial (PE-010) at the initial child support conference.NON-STIPULATED (POST GENETIC TEST): The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity-Waiver of Trial after genetic tests were conducted and resulted in the alleged father being determined to be the biological father. PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE: The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity-Waiver of Trial at the pre-trial conference.

DEFINITIONS:

STIPULATED BY GENETIC TESTS: The alleged father requested genetic tests and signed a stipulation that if the test results had a 99% or higher probability of paternity then the alleged father would be stipulated as the biological father of the child.DEFAULT - FATHER FAILED TO APPEAR: The alleged father failed to appear after being served for either a support conference, hearing, or genetic test and a default paternity order was entered by the court.ADJUDICATION BY COURT PROCEEDING: The alleged father was determined to be the biological father of the child through a court proceeding.OUT OF STATE: Paternity was established in another state, “Out of state only”.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FILED:

ESTABLISHED:

Last Modified: August 21, 2016




Butler County

Note: Clearance Rate = Cases Processed / New Cases Filed

Cases Pending at the End of Year, 2006-2015

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No. of

Petitions2015 Custody/Partial Custody/Visitation


Judge 35


Processed By:

6.8%

Non-Judicial Officer 420 81.2%

Other 62 12.0%

Cases Processed 517


100.0%

Custody/Partial Custody/Visitation New Cases

Filed, 2006-2015

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Butler County

Divorce New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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Average of 4th Class Counties ExcludingButler


No. of

Petitions2015 Divorce


Contested Before a Judge 12


Processed By:

2.7%

Contested Before a Master 0

Uncontested 426 96.8%

Other 2 0.5%

Cases Processed 440


100.0%

Note. The unusually high clearance rate in 2014 was due to an administrative review and purge.

Note: Clearance Rate = Cases Processed / New Cases Filed

Clearance Rate, 2006-2015

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Cases Pending at the End of Year, 2006-2015

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2015 Juvenile Dependency

Abuse/Neglect and Status Offenses New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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Note: Prior to 2011, dependency data were collected manually. Starting from 2011, dependency data were provided by CPCMS.

Other 17

Total Petitions Available for Processing 98

Adjudicated NOT Dependent

Judge 2

Master 7

Withdrawn/Dismissed/Inactive 4

Total Petitions Processed 85


New Petitions Filed in 2015 63

Other 0

0

8

0

5

0

7

0

8

0

17

106

2

12

4

92

18

71

Total

0

Adjudicated Dependent

Judge 2

Master 70

0

2

2

72

Processed by:

Cases Pending 12/31/2015 13 1 14

Abuse/

Neglect

Status

Offenses

- Petitions Pending Adjudication






Butler County

2015 Juvenile Dependency - Adjudicated Dependent Inventory

Other 0

Total Adjudicated Dependent Cases 184

Placement with a Relative/Guardian 35

Aged Out 4

Other Permanency Outcomes* 1

Total Adjudicated Dependent Cases

Terminated 73


New Adjudicated Dependent Cases 72

Other** 2

0

5

1

0

1

2

3

2

0

0

189

36

4

2

75

115

74

Total

2

Family Reunification 7

Adoption 24

0

0

7

24

Court Supervision Terminated:

Cases Pending 12/31/2015 111 3 114

Abuse/

Neglect

Status

Offenses

48.0%

5.3%

2.7%

2.7%

9.3%

32.0%

100.0%

* Other Permanency Outcomes include: adjudicated delinquent, death due to natural causes, emancipation, permanent living arrangement, and parent has come forward.

** Other includes cases where court supervision is terminated due to transfer out of jurisdiction, withdrawal and administrative closure.


47.9%

5.5%

1.4%

2.7%

9.6%

32.9%

50.0%

50.0%

100.0%100.0%





Butler County

No. of

Cases2015 Juvenile Delinquency


Juvenile Delinquency New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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Butler

Average of 4th Class Counties Excluding

Butler

Note: In 2014, the counties transitioned delinquency case management to the statewide Common Pleas Case Management System (CPCMS). The project is ongoing therefore, only selected delinquency data are reported in 2015.





Butler County

Accounts New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

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No. of

Cases2015 Accounts


Contested before a Judge 4


Processed By:

7.8%

Contested before a Non-Judicial Officer 0


Cases Processed 51


100.0%

Other 1 2.0%





Butler County


No. of

Cases2015 Adoptions


Contested before a Judge Granted 0


Processed By:

Denied 0

Uncontested Granted 61 98.4%

Cases Processed 62


100.0%

Adoptions New Cases Filed, 2008-2015

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Denied 0

Other 1 1.6%

Note: Prior to 2008, each petition was counted as one new case, regardless of the number of children listed on the petition. Starting in 2008, each child listed on a petition is counted as a separate case. Therefore, statistics since 2008 should not be compared to statistics prior to 2008.





Butler County


No. of

Cases2015 Relinquishments/Terminations




Processed By:

1.9%


Cases Processed 105


100.0%

Relinquishments/Terminations New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

0

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40

60

80

100

120

140

160

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Other 0





Butler County


No. of

Cases2015 Appointment of Guardians




Processed By:

2.5%


Cases Processed 40


100.0%

Appointment of Guardians New Cases Filed, 2006-2015

0

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Other 1 2.5%


2015 Population Estimate: 186,818Class of County: 4thNo. of Common Pleas Court Judgeships: 6

Butler County

Average Cost Per Juror, 2012-2015

$0$5

$10$15$20$25$30$35

2012 2013 2014 2015Year

Butler


Reporting for Service:

Sent to Courtroom for Jury Selection (Voir Dire):

Impaneled or Sworn (jurors/alternates):

Removed by Peremptory Challenge:Removed for Cause/Hardship:

Told Not to Report for Service:

2,0421,2461,240

436

210269

Total Annual Budget for Juror Operations: $77,500.00

Qualification Questionnaires/Summonses Mailed:Returned Undeliverable:

Not Responded to:

Deferred from Previous Term:Deferred to New Term:

Excused:Exempted:

Disqualified:

3,50016

177964

18681

0

Jury Yield

the Number of Prospective Jurors:

Jury Utilization

Of Jurors Qualified and

Available

Jury Costs

80.7%49.3%60.7%

21.4%

0.5%

5.1%27.5%<0.1%

2.5%2.3%

Average Cost Per Juror: $22.14

Total Number of Qualified Jurors Available for Service: 2,529 72.3%

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2015 Jury Yield and Utilization

Utilized in incomplete jury selection: 0


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