Cases Charged
A case is charged when a felony accusation or an indictment is filed with the Court alleging that a person has committed a crime. No charge can be filed without prosecutor review and approval.
Cases Charged in 2023 and 2024
The following graphs show cases charged by the Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney from January 2023 to December 2024. The report below is broken down by cases and case numbers.
This graph shows the trend in the number of cases charged between January 2023 and December 2024.
Cases Charged by Unit
The Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney has Units and Divisions that are responsible for prosecuting case types that are assigned to that Unit or Division. Each Unit or Division is listed on the Home page. The statistical data provided pertains to some of the Units and Divisions in the office that prosecute cases. Not every Unit/Division will have statistical data shown in the charts below.
This graph shows the division of cases charged between January 2023 and December 2024 by Unit.