Question: Why was there a significant reduction in the number of civil, criminal, and traffic case transactions in FY 2023? (Mayor Justin Wilson)
Response: The original proposed budget document contained typos, and the data for 2022 and 2023 should have been shifted by one year. Please find the updated performance indicator metrics, including the recently corrected 2023 data.
The 18th General District Court was unable to provide the exact reason for the reduction in the number of civil, criminal, and traffic case transactions between 2021 and 2022. This is because the Court only has access to the final actual data collected by the Virginia Supreme Court. It is likely that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in civil, criminal, and traffic case transactions in the years cited above but the Court has been unable to confirm.