{"meta":{"dataset":"criminal-filings","title":"Federal criminal cases by offense and district (U.S. Courts Tables D-1, D-2 and D-3)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744206","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744206","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744205","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Federal criminal cases by offense and district (U.S. Courts Tables D-1, D-2 and D-3), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744206, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Federal criminal cases by offense and district (U.S. Courts Tables D-1, D-2 and D-3) (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744206","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts of defendants in federal criminal cases, kept for research and marketing planning. A defendant counted here is charged, not convicted, and the counts say nothing about any person or case. Questions about a charge are for your own counsel.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/criminal-filings/changes.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/criminal-filings/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"changes":[{"id":"criminal-filings-2026-10-28-first","date":"2026-10-28","title":"Federal criminal cases by offense and district first published","summary":"Criminal defendants commenced in the 94 federal district courts by offense, with the felony and misdemeanor split, for 17 twelve-month periods from 2017-12-31 to 2026-06-30 (U.S. Courts Tables D-1, D-2 and D-3).","source":{"label":"U.S. Courts, Statistical Tables for the Federal Judiciary","url":"https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/reports/statistical-reports/statistical-tables-federal-judiciary"},"dataset":"criminal-filings"}]}