Harris County Crime Data Summary

Executive Summary of the Harris County DA’s Newly Launched Dashboard Data as of October 15, 2024

There are 57,969 pending felony cases involving 41,948 defendants
25,443 felony defendants in pending felony cases are fugitives (non-arrest)
12,578 felony defendants are out on bond and 7,223 are in jail
8,407 of the defendants in pending felony cases involve domestic violence
9,929 of the defendants in pending felony cases involve crimes of violence other than domestic violence
1,281 of the defendants in pending felony cases involve murder and capital murder
More data is in the 8 page Dashboard below with numerous charts, graphs, and statistics:

Executive Summary of the Criminal District Courts in September 2024

The Harris County Criminal District Courts hear felony cases
There are 26 Criminal District Courts in Harris County
In September 2024, there was an average number of 1,166 cases pending for the Harris County Criminal District Courts
More data is below

Executive Summary of Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in September 2024

The Harris County Criminal Courts at Law have exclusive original jurisdiction of misdemeanors where the fine allowed exceeds $500 or confinement in the county jail does not exceed one year. The County Criminal Courts at Law hear Class A and B misdemeanor cases and cases appealed from the Justice of the Peace and Municipal Courts.
There are a total of 16 Criminal Courts at Law in Harris County
In September 2024, there were 19,600 active cases pending in the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law, with an average case load across all courts of 1,225 cases.
More data is below.

The age of the active pending caseload for all Harris County Criminal Courts at Law is below.

From July 2024 through September 2024, the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law clearance rates range from low of 82% in Court No. 3 to a high high of 110% in Court No. 16.
The average clearance rate was approximately 98%.
8 of the 16 courts had a clearance rate of less than 100% during this three month period.

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