Bethel County Court Caseload Data and Trends

Depending on the law enforcement practices, and political and economic climates, court case statistics will vary from year to year in specific areas of Bethel County, AK.

The Bethel County court system consists of 2 court types. These courts include: District Court and Superior Court. In 2018, District Court recorded 1,566 filings, which indicates an increase of 18% from 1,285 in 2017. The court type with the fewest number of cases was Superior Court which had only 756 cases. Review the table below to compare the court types and statistical information for number of cases in the county.

Most Popular Court Cases

You can tell a lot about an area by the types of court cases that appear in county courts.

Bethel County court records data dates back to 2012. Some may date back further, but they started formally recording them since 2012. There was a total of 2,322 cases filed in the county for the year 2018. The most popular type of court case is misdemeanor comprising 42% of the total filings. The next most popular types of court cases are civil domestic violence and felony cases. Check out the table below to review the filing information for a specific court case type in county.

There are various options to search for a Bethel County court case using someone’s name, the court type, the courthouse or county name, and other information.

Juvenile Delinquency in Bethel, AK

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Bethel County, juvenile delinquency crimes are on the rise. There are many reasons for the increase in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Alaska often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of offenses, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 161 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Bethel County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 161 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

A lot of counties, including, Bethel County, are focusing on family health and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future Bethel County juvenile delinquency statistics will show whether or not this approach is working.