In 2005, the Court decided eight criminal cases from Los Angeles county.  In 2006, the Court decided five cases from Los Angeles and one from Santa Barbara.  The following year, the Court decided a dozen cases from Los Angeles and one from San Luis Obispo.  In 2008, the Court decided another dozen cases from Los Angeles and two from San Luis Obispo.  In 2009, the Court decided seven cases from Los Angeles and one from Ventura.

In 2010, the Court decided ten criminal cases from Los Angeles, two from Ventura and one from San Luis Obispo.  In 2011, the Court decided three cases from L.A. and two from Ventura.  The following year, the Court decided nine cases from Los Angeles and one from Ventura.  In 2013, the Court decided eight cases from Los Angeles and one from Santa Barbara.  In 2014, the Court decided nine cases from Los Angeles and two from Ventura.

In 2015, the Court decided three cases from Los Angeles and one from San Luis Obispo.  In 2016, the Court decided eight cases from Los Angeles.  In 2017, the Court decided eight cases from Los Angeles and one from Santa Barbara.  In 2018, the Court decided six cases from Los Angeles and one from Ventura.  In 2019, the Court has decided one case from L.A. and one from Ventura.

In Table 1070, we review each county’s share of the total population of the Second District, each county’s fraction of the total civil caseload of the District, and each county’s fraction of the total criminal caseload.

Los Angeles county accounts for 86.62% of the total population of the Second District according to the 2010 census.  Los Angeles had 91.79% of the civil case load, and 87.45% of the criminal case load.  Ventura county is 7.26% of the population, but only 2.74% of the civil cases.  Ventura is 6.84% of the criminal cases.  Santa Barbara is 3.74% of the total population, 4.21% of the civil case load and 3.04% of the criminal cases.  San Luis Obispo accounts for 2.38% of the population, 1.26% of the civil cases and 2.67% of the criminal cases.

Join us back here next week as we turn our attention to another District’s data.

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