Overall picture
on caseload and disposal at all Court levels
Magistrates' Courts
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| |
|
Caseload |
Disposal
* |
| |
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| - |
Charge Cases |
50 536 |
46 639 |
45 149 |
51 192 |
45 750 |
45 305 |
| - |
Hawker Cases |
12 161 |
11 820 |
11 065 |
12 176 |
11 819 |
11 069 |
| - |
Departmental & Private Summonses |
153 892 |
149 731 |
158 009 |
155 349 |
152 264 |
156 588 |
| - |
Driving-Offence Points Summonses |
3 258 |
4 114 |
4 460 |
3 123 |
3 660 |
4 379 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) |
855 |
1 004 |
1 103 |
880 |
906 |
1 134 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) |
499 |
532 |
426 |
518 |
501 |
455 |
| - |
Miscellaneous Proceedings |
13 187 |
12 787 |
13 531 |
13 970 |
12 881 |
13 736 |
| - |
Departmental Notice |
2 038 |
1 675 |
1 766 |
2 105 |
1 822 |
1 767 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) |
59 358 |
66 669 |
75 915 |
59 103 |
66 062 |
82 101 |
| - |
Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) |
3 103 |
3 286 |
2 790 |
3 003 |
3 346 |
2 840 |
| |
Total |
298 887 |
298 257 |
314 214 |
301 419 |
299 011 |
319 374 |
| * |
Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have
been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments
of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted,
refused, withdrawn or struck out |
WAITING TIME
FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| |
|
Waiting
Times (days) |
| |
|
Target |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Summonses
- from plea to date of trial
|
50 |
94 |
95 |
95 |
Charge
Cases - from plea to date of trial
|
|
|
|
|
| - |
Cases involving defendants in custody
|
30-45 |
44 |
42 |
47 |
| - |
Cases involving defendants on bail
|
45-60 |
68 |
66 |
64 |
|