Here are some court filing statistics by case group:

CIRCUIT COURT CASES FILED BY TYPE

YEAR

CIVIL

DOMESTIC

CRIMINAL

APPEAL

JUVENILE

TOTAL

1994

5,373

5,749

2,940

985

2,367

17,414

1995

4,976

6,427

3,241

1,013

2,410

18,067

1996

6,589

7,498

3,337

889

3,395

21,708

1997

4,707

7,418

3,613

873

3,899

20,510

1998

3,858

8,248

3,713

838

3,941

20,598

1999

3,879

7,998

3,430

856

3,953

20,116

2000

3,836

7,696

3,929

832

4,392

20,685

2001

4,171

7,977

3,988

836

4,628

21,600

2002

4,481

8,297

4,061

722

3,537

21,098

2003

4,415

7,923

4,078

667

4,447

21,530

2004

3,898

8,198

4,453

676

4,533

21,758

2005

3,754

8,356

5,607

703

4,656

23,076

2006

3,974

7,985

5,632

627

5,767

23,985

2007

4,248

8,007

6,048

586

5,099

23,988

2008

4,444

7,882

6,210

527

4,966

24,029

2009

4,496

7,652

5,876

578

4,399

23,001

2010

4,243

7,824

5,464

519

4,743

22,793

2011

4,339

7,908

4,518

448

3,575

20,788

2012
4,241
7,464
4,578
641
3,098
20,022

 

*Source: Macomb County Circuit Court Administrator