The Blotter, by Lotter
Weekly Orange County court data, in plain view.
Headline trend
Filing summary
Dashboard signal
Top 5 oldest
Charge stackers
Demographics
Representation signal
Vehicle data
Vehicle counsel signal
DUI breath signal
Officer profiles
Criminal charge intelligence
Speeding signal
Sentence signal
Headline trend
Most recent available public data
Key stats from the data
Counts, timing patterns, and court activity pulled from the current public dashboard dataset.
2,534
Active Officers in the Period
68
Active Agencies in the Period
213,430
Individual Defendants
2,130
DUI charges this last 12 months
19.7%
closed cases with private counsel
25,119
Defendants physically arrested
Saturday
Most Likely Day to Get Arrested
5,058 defendants
Tuesday
Most Likely Day to Get a Ticket
26,671 citations
Friday
Top Toll / RLC Offense Day
21,266 violations