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And this chart shows that Ann Davison declines to prosecute domestic violence charges at a higher rate than Pete Holmes did, even though the number of DV referrals from law enforcement has increased.

For instance, this chart shows that CAO dismisses a stunningly high percentage of cases once they are set for jury trial. For Q3 2024, well over 50%!

In this chart we see the CAO declines to prosecute domestic violence charges at an even higher rate than Pete Holmes did, despite receiving a higher number of referrals for these types of cases from law enforcement.

In this chart we see the City Attorney’s Office dismisses cases at a stunningly high rate once they are set for jury trial. For Q3 2024, well above 50%!

Here we see a stunningly high rate of cases that are set for trial being dismissed without any meaningful resolution.

Here we see a higher number of DV referrals from law enforcement with a higher rate of declining to prosecute than Ann Davison’s predecessor.