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Criminal Justice Overview Maricopa Association of Governments February 14, 2018
SLIDE 2 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Environmental Snapshot
Maricopa County covers 9,200 square miles
- 4.3 million people (13.2% change over 2010)
- MCAO:
– 360 Prosecutors, 45 Civil Attorneys, 50 Sworn Investigators, plus another 500 support staff, including paralegals, secretaries, IT, etc.
- Average 30,000 Felony Prosecutions
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Population Demographics
24.7% of population under 18 (- 1.7%) 14.2% Over 65 (+ 1.3%) 56.5% W/Non-Hispanic (- 2.2%) 30.5% Hispanic/Latino (+ .6%) 5.9% African-American (+ .9%) 4.2% Asian (+ .7%) 2.8% Native American (+ .7%)
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Veterans 7.2% Foreign Born 14.9% Same House Year Before, 80.7%
SLIDE 5 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
- Southwest Corner 30 miles from
Mexican Border
- Hub for Sinaloa Cartel Heroin
Distribution
- Arizona Main Thoroughfare for
Drug Trafficking, FY 2017
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Drug Trafficking Activity
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Adverse Drug Use Impacts
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Substance Offenders First Time Felony Offenders Repeat Felony Offenders Habitual Violent Offenders Differentiated Response
SLIDE 9 Substance Offenders
- Arizona is a treatment first state
– 1996 Voters Approved Proposition 200, mandating treatment for first two possession/use offenses – NO PRISON
- Diversion/Deferred Prosecution
– July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 3,662 New Substance Abuse Diversion matters with 78% successful completion – 134 FPIP Participants
- 34% involve restitution, $46,953.91
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Repeat Felony Offenders
Default is Probation with determinate sentencing upon revocation
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Repeat Felony Offenders
2 3 4 5 6
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Repeat Felony Offenders
2 3 4 5 6
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Habitual Violent Offenders
SLIDE 14 Crime Rates
Arizona and Maricopa County have experienced a precipitous drop in crime rates.
- Overall Crime 50+ year low 2016 – 3,448.5 1963 – 3,394.5
- Violent Crime 40+ year lows
2016 – 470.1 2014 – 392.7
- Murder 50+ year lows 2016 –
5.5 2015 – 4.5
- Property Crime 50+ year low 2016 – 2,978.4 1961 – 2,969.4
- Robbery near 50 year lows
2016 – 101.8 2014 – 92.8
- Larceny-Theft 50+year low
2016 – 2168.1 1963 – 2002.1
- Auto Theft 50+ year lows 2016 –
265.8 2014 – 245.8
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Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
Sentencing Outcomes
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Prisoners in Arizona 2014
Who is in Prison?
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Current DOC Population
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Current DOC Population
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Current DOC Population
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Current DOC Population
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Prison Population Growth
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Community Based Prosecution Pre- 2017
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Community Based Prosecution 2018
