Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
►CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| Caseload | Disposal* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|
Charge Cases
| 30 221 | 25 798 | 22 436 | 29 607 | 25 405 | 21 354 |
|
Hawker Cases
| 1 628 | 1 216 | 1 192 | 1 626 | 1 204 | 1 189 |
|
Departmental & Private Summonses
| 175 738 | 170 156 | 144 040 | 174 693 | 170 625 | 135 466 |
|
Driving-Offence Points Summonses
| 2 240 | 2 277 | 1 631 | 2 251 | 2 218 | 1 611 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)
| 532 | 468 | 480 | 530 | 526 | 412 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) | 72 | 97 | 89 | 77 | 96 | 83 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Smoking Offences) | 24 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Vehicle Idling) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Mandatory Window Inspection) | 13 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Plastic Shopping Bag) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Gathering Offence)#
| - | - | 108 | - | - | 39 |
|
Miscellaneous Proceedings
| 11 052 | 10 869 | 9 131 | 10 857 | 10 650 | 9 240 |
|
Departmental Notice
| 676 | 636 | 655 | 636 | 654 | 614 |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)
| 115 045 | 117 497 | 133 975 | 110 020 | 129 843 | 121 068 |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice
(Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) | 2 388 | 2 542 | 2 402 | 2 335 | 2 610 | 2 355 |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)
| 861 | 723 | 514 | 870 | 698 | 564 |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice
(Mandatory Window Inspection) | 122 | 425 | 236 | 79 | 417 | 251 |
|
Fixed Penalty Recovery Order
(Plastic Shopping Bag) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Fixed Penalty Recovery Order
(Gathering Offence)# | - | - | 175 | - | - | 130 |
| Total | 340 612 | 332 746 | 317 104 | 333 623 | 344 986 | 294 420 |
| * | 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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out |
| # | New case types pursuant to section 6(1) of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation, Cap. 599G came into effect on 29 March 2020 |
►AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| Average Waiting Time (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|
| Summonses - from plea to date of trial | 50 | 76 | 67 | 75 |
| Charge cases except for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial | ||||
|
For defendants in custody
| 30-45 | 47 | 41 | 45 |
|
For defendants on bail
| 45-60 | 57 | 51 | 67 |
| Charge cases for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial | ||||
|
For defendants in custody
| 30-45 | -* | 30 | 13 |
|
For defendants on bail
| 45-60 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| * | As there is no charge case for the Juvenile Court where the defendant is remanded in custody, the waiting time is inapplicable |
