Publications & Reports (Hennepin)

eReminder Pilot Project

• Using Reminders to Reduce Failure to Appear in Court September 2019

Psychological Services

• Rule 20 Pilot Program Evaluation April 2019

Domestic Abuse Court

• Domestic Violence Study: Case Processing, Disposition, and Outcome Analysis June 2018
• Domestic Violence Court: Case Processing & Recidivism Analysis December 2002
• Results of Survey of Domestic Violence Court Defendants: Understanding of Court Ordered Conditions October 2002
• Domestic Violence Court: Results of Victim Survey March 2002
• Domestic Assault in Hennepin County November 2001

Pretrial Scale Validations

• Hennepin County 2018 Adult Pretrial Scale Revalidation December 2018
• Hennepin County 2015 Adult Pretrial Scale Validation October 2015
• Validation of the New 2007 Pretrial Scale April 2010
• Fourth Judicial District Pretrial Evaluation: Scale Validation Study October 2006

Dispositional Analysis

• Adult Level Dispositional Analysis October 2015

• Hennepin County Community Justice Initiative End of Grant Report September 2002
• Hennepin County Community Justice Project: Summary Report of the Short-Term Evaluation January 2001

Property Court

• Property Court After One Year September 2002

Evaluations

• Evaluation of the Fourth Judicial District Criminal Court Pilot: Blocking or Teaming of Criminal Cases June 2012
• Appendices to Blocking or Teaming of Criminal Cases
• Property Drug Calendar Evaluation and RANT Assessment August 2009
• Felony Block Pilot - Follow up October 2008
• Felony Block Pilot - Final Report October 2007
• Evaluation of the Minneapolis Payable Traffic Calendar October 2005
• Summary of Minneapolis Livability Calendar March 2005
• Summary of the Minneapolis Serious Traffic Calendar March 2005

Fairness Studies

• Hearing Office Satisfaction Study: 2006 Update May 2007
• Payable Traffic Court Fairness Study October 2005
• Serious Traffic Court Fairness Study October 2005
• Suburban Hearing Offices Fairness Study July 2004
• Suburban Courts Fairness Study July 2004
• Hearing Office Fairness Study May 2004

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One Page Hennepin County Treatment Court Fact Sheets

• DWI Court Spring 2019
• Mental Health Court Spring 2019
• Model Drug Court Spring 2019
• Veterans Court Spring 2019

DWI Court

• Hennepin County DWI Court Evaluation, 2013-2016 September 2020
• DWI Court Year Five Evaluation September 2012
• DWI Court Pilot Project: Results After Three Years of Operation  June 2010
• DWI Court Pilot Project: Results After Two Years of Operation May 2009
• DWI Court Second Defendant Survey Report May 2008
• DWI Court Pilot Project: Results After One Year of Operation May 2008
• DWI Court Defendant Survey Report October 2007
• DWI-Implied Consent Project: 1999-2002 September 2002

Drug Court

• Model Drug Court Evaluation March 2017
• Model Drug Court Evaluation September 2011
• Model Drug Court Activity Report: April 2007 - June 2008 December 2008
• Grant Evaluation for Female Defendants with Children & Mentally Ill Defendants in Drug Court June 2006
• Effectiveness of Social Support Systems for Drug Court Defendants March 2006
• Criminal Drug Court Defendant Experience and Fairness Study June 2004
• Drug Court Highlights: First Five Years April 2002

Mental Health Court

• Hennepin County Mental Health Court Evaluation, 2014-2017 August 2020
• Evaluation of the Mental Health Court May 2006

 

Veterans Court

• Hennepin County Veterans Court Evaluation May 2017
• Veterans Court Two Year Review January 2013

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Juvenile Risk Assessment Instrument Validations

• Re-validation of the Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Detention Center Risk Assessment Instrument July 2018
• Validation of the Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Courtroom Risk Assessment Instrument March 2013
• Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative: Validation of the Risk Assessment Instrument October 2009

Juvenile Dispositional Analysis

• Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota Hennepin County Juvenile Disposition Analysis October 2015

Other Juvenile Court Reports

• Decision Point Analysis: Juvenile Arrests and Charges in Hennepin County, MN - Report October 2010
• Decision Point Analysis: Juvenile Arrests and Charges in Hennepin County, MN - Presentation October 2010
• Analysis of Felony Delinquency Cases Charged in Hennepin County, MN - Report July 2010
• Analysis of Felony Delinquency Cases Charged in Hennepin County, MN - Presentation July 2010
• Juvenile Court Reminder Project September 2008
• Juvenile Court Mental Health Triage Report February 2006
• Juvenile Court Fairness Study August 2004
• Juvenile Reference Study August 1994

Family Court Reports

• Report on Single Parent Survey April 2007
• Family Court Fairness Study May 2004
• Family Court: Initial Case Management Conference Program Evaluation May 2002

Civil Court Reports

• Conciliation Court Fairness Study July 2005
• Housing Court Fairness Study October 2004

Probate/Mental Health Court Reports

• Probate Court Utilization of Adjunct Judicial Officers Pilot Project Evaluation May 2012
• Probate/Mental Health Court Fairness Study October 2005

Judicial Development Survey

• Judicial Development Survey May 2005

Jury and Interpreter Services Reports

• Satisfaction Survey of Fourth Judicial District Juror November 2006
• Spanish Speaking Litigant Survey March 2006

Criminal Court Filing Statistics

Learn more about 2019 Criminal Filings in Hennepin County.

In 2019, the total number of Criminal Court filings was 403,104. In general, Hennepin County Criminal Court filings have been declining between 2016 and 2019 as the trendline suggests.


 

Felony Filings

The total number of filings were up significantly in 2019 compared to 2016. However, the number of felony filings in Hennepin County District Court have been relatively stable between 2017 and 2019.


 

Non-Felony Filings

In total, non-felony filings (Gross Misdemeanors, Misdemeanors, and Petty Misdemeanors) were down in 2019 compared to 2016, 2017, and 2018. Gross Misdemeanor and Misdemeanor filings rose in 2019 compared to 2018, while Petty Misdemeanor filings decreased significantly. 


 

Non-Felony Filings, by Division

When breaking out the number of non-felony filings by the division in which the cases were filed, between 2018 and 2019 there was a decrease in the number of non-felony filings in Downtown and Division 4, while non-felony filings rose in Ridgedale and Brookdale. Importantly, the former Southdale courthouse closed in early 2019. In response to this closure, Hennepin County Criminal Court created "Division 4" in in place of Southdale while also re-orienting the cities associated with Ridgedale and Brookdale. 



Additional Criminal and Non-Criminal court filing data »

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