DISTRICT COURTS

CRIMINAL CASES COMMENCED, TERMINATED,

AND  PENDING

BY  YEAR  SINCE  2003

Year

Cases   Commenced

Cases Terminated

Cases
Pending

total

criminal  decision

financial ruling 

public

defense cases

subtotal

general criminal

cases  

juvenile

&

children´s cases

traffic cases

　2003

319,746

312,719

211,282

52,725

48,712

-

7,027

330,857

34,832

　2004

298,444

291,514

196,239

47,026

48,249

-

6,930

299,093

34,183

　2005

323,178

312,702

220,371

42,172

50,159

-

10,476

321,231

36,130

　2006

359,228

347,426

243,631

42,041

61,754

-

11,802

355,293

40,063

　2007

459,629

447,131

326,179

42,501

78,451

-

12,498

456,250

43,442

1-10/2008

387,564

374,296

265,209

36,599

72,488

-

13,268

377,648

53,358