Overview
- The DA reports average pending felony cases per court down to 728, below 2016’s 904 and far from the 2021 peak of 2,384.
- Teare says 83% of cases now resolve within a year, though thousands still exceed that timeline.
- County support included $7.5 million for revamped intake, added prosecutors and alternative resolutions, alongside three new felony courts opened in 2024.
- Officials link quicker dispositions to a 12% year-over-year drop in the daily jail population and a 30-day reduction in average jail stays.
- ABC13’s review found 64% of 2025 case disposals were dismissals, including 25% for insufficient evidence, while Chronicle data shows more than 26,000 felonies dismissed in Teare’s first 10 months, roughly half due to convictions in other cases.