ct: trends in the criminal justice system march 2014

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Trends in the Criminal Justice System

Mike Lawlor, Undersecretary

Presented

March 2014

Judiciary Committee


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Trends in criminal justice

Reduction in index crimes 2008 to 2012: 11.2%

Reduction in criminal arrests 2009 to 2013: 23.7%

Reduction in prison population 2010 to 2014: 8.1%

Reduction in minority prison population 2010 to 2014: 10.2%

Reduction in prison admits 2009 to 2013: 16.8%

Reduction in pre-trial admits 2009 to 2013: 15.9%

Reduction in total prison releases and discharges 2009 to

2013: 18.5%


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Trends in criminal justice (2)

Reduction in EOS releases 2009 to 2013: 17.3%

Reduction in parole releases 2009 to 2013: 40.2%

Reduction in TS releases 2009 to 2013: 33.7%

Reduction in DOC remands 2009 to 2013: 13.9%

Reduction in adult probation 2009 to 2013: 16.7%

Reduction in urban* homicides 2011 to 2013: 31%

Reduction in urban* shootings 2011 to 2013: 32.5%

* Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven


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Total index crimes CT UCR, 1960 - 2012

29,321

32,536

34,736

42,045

49,958

51,951

56,990

66,7

26

85,527

96,764

105,807

112,338

104,883

112,717

136,087

153,419

155,993

150,493

152,765

180,033

182

,051

182

,823

1

71,129

156,204

145,995

149,330

153,989

160,413

165,214

170,695

17

7,068

17

6,531

165,787

152,392

148,946

147,481

138,414

130,286

123,971

111,236

110,091

106,791

104,223

103,026

103,093

98,336

97,605

93,017

97,947

93,213

88,342

87,094

86,994

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

200,000

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012


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Reported crimes (UCR) and arrests

10399 10254 10096 10525 10550 10768 10532 10077 9887 10167

92042 94197 92183 90627 86850 87442 82712 78519 77445 77380

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

ReportedcrimesViolentcrime Propertycrime

119,432 118,940 115,601 115,337 114,011 117,196 124,249

114,156 114,789

101,06594,856

50,000

100,000

150,000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* 2012* 2013*

Statewidearrests


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Juvenile courts

The number of juveniles referred to the court is down 16.5% since 2008,despite full implementation of Raise the Age.

Raise the age became effective for 16-year olds on January 1, 2010.It became effective for 17-year olds on July 1, 2012.


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119,432 118,940 115,601 115,337 114,011 117,196 124,249

114,156 114,789

101,06594,856

50,000

100,000

150,000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* 2012* 2013*

Statewidearrests

Changing marijuana laws and arrests

114,789

101,06594,856

2,952 6,811 6,667

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

2011* 2012 2013

Totalarrests Marijuanacitations

*CT PA 11-71 became effective on 7/1/2011


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The prison population

Source: CT DOC

18,001 17,928

18,90219,438

18,978

18,05317,746

17,022

16,347 16,594

14,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Totalprisonpopulation,Jan.1

13,810 13,739 14,432 14,998 14,745

13,876 13,578 12,95512,104 12,417

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Sentencedprisonpopulation,Jan.1

3,685 3,668

3,9063,853

3,7883,738

3,694

3,623

3,697

3,614

3,400

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,800

3,900

4,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Pretrialprisonpopulation,Jan.1


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Racial disparity in the prison population

5154 5351 5251 5348 5535 5739 5803 5675 5668 5586 5404 5176 5207

8197 8152 7873 7818 7984 8140 8409 8045 7732 7360 6949 6738 6934

4863 5093 4962 4983 4993 5141 5226 5022 4834

46234379 4326 4336

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

WHITE BLACK HISPANIC

28% 29% 29% 29% 30% 30% 30% 30% 31% 32% 32% 32% 31%

45% 44% 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 41% 41% 42%

27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

WHITE BLACK HISPANIC OTHER


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DOC admissions 2005 - 2013

33,710 34,944 34,467 33,180 31,452 30,03627,429 27,338 26,155

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Allprisonadmits

23,644 24,528 23,935 23,95822,298 21,523

19,211 19,464 18,744

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

PretrialDOCadmits

Source: CT DOC


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Releases and discharges, sentenced

21,277 21,475 21,586 20,746 21,371 20,439 20,641 19,844

17,425

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Totalreleasesanddischarges,sentenced

11,901 11,532 12,044 12,214 11,750

11,035 11,642 10,8419,716

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

EOSdischarges

Source: CT DOC


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DOC community supervision 2005 - 2013

2,840 2,939

3,422

2,759 2,715 2,6672,430 2,352 2,337

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Remands

2,663

2,255

1,7201,536

2,237 2,223 2,0991,869

1,338

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Parolereleases

2,398 2,537 2,745

3,944 3,735

3,215 3,123 2,9392,479

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

TSreleases

Source: CT DOC


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DUI home confinement and special parole

17

137191

273 321

383

327

405476

0

100

200

300400

500

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Specialparoledischarges

262225 233

388

310 335

299

382 399

0

100

200

300

400

500

2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Special

parole

remandees,

Jan.

1

Source: CT DOC

0 2

31

81

103119 116 117 123

133 140 133

103 101 104121 122

102 99 99 102 107 99 95 90 94

0

50

100

150

FEB'12

MAR

APR

MAY

JUNE

JUL

Y

AUG

SE

POCT

NOV

DE

C

JAN'1

3

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUNE

JUL

Y

AUG

SE

POCT

NOV

DE

C

JAN'1

4

FEB

MAR

DUI Home confinement


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Recidivism among prisoners

Source: OPM - CJPPD

38%

53%

61%

37%

51%

58%

34%

48%52%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

12monthrate 24monthrate 36monthrate

Recidivsmrates,returntoprison,males

2005cohort 2008cohor t 2011cohort

44%

62%

70%

41%

59%

66%

38%

54%

62%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

12monthrate 24monthrate 36monthrate

Recidivismrates,newarrests,males

2005cohort 2008cohort 2011cohort

est.est.


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Probation population

Source: CSSD

54,314 57,498 57,723 56,293 55,687

51,712 48,778 46,898

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

AdultprobationpopulationinJanuary


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Recidivism among adult probationers


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Recidivism among juveniles


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Murders in Connecticut 1960 - 2013

Source: UCR - OCME

96

216

88

146

97

0

50

100

150

200

250

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

UCR OCME


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Urban homicides and shootings

20

27

34

22 22

17

13

2320

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Bridgeport Hartford NewHaven

HomicidesinCTcities,20112013

2011 2012 2013

79

105

133

69

95 92

56

92

66

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Bridgeport Hartford NewHaven

ShootingincidentsinCTcities,20112013

2011 2012 2013

129

146

9681

61 56

0

50

100

150

200

2011 2012 2013

Homicidetotals,statewide&top3cities

Statewide

Bridgeport,HartfordandNewHaven

Source: OCME


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Intimate partner homicides

Source: CCADV

14

12

9

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2011 2012 2013


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OPMs input-output model of the CJ system


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www.ct.gov/opm/CriminalJustice/Research

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