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Criminal Justice Overview Maricopa Association of Governments February 14, 2018

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

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%)

Veterans 7.2% Foreign Born 14.9% Same House Year Before, 80.7%

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

Drug Trafficking Activity

Adverse Drug Use Impacts

Differentiated Response Substance Offenders First Time Felony Offenders Repeat Felony Offenders Habitual Violent Offenders

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

Repeat Felony Offenders Default is Probation with determinate sentencing upon revocation

Repeat Felony Offenders 2 3 4 5 6

Repeat Felony Offenders 2 3 4 5 6

Habitual Violent Offenders

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

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Sentencing Outcomes

Prisoners in Arizona 2014 Who is in Prison?

Current DOC Population

Current DOC Population

Current DOC Population

Current DOC Population

Prison Population Growth

Community Based Prosecution Pre- 2017

Community Based Prosecution 2018