State Court Processing Statistics for Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 1990-2006

United States felony court processing data from large urban counties, spanning the years 1990 to 2006. The dataset was produced by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics. The columns likely contain statistics on defendant demographics, charges, processing stages, and case outcomes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in case processing times for felony charges (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Modeling factors influencing case disposition or sentencing outcomes (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmarking court system efficiency across different urban jurisdictions (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
• Covers a defined 17-year time range (1990-2006).
• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant population: felony defendants in large urban counties.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collection from state court systems.

Time Range

1990-2006

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Large urban counties within the United States