New Mexico Court Monitoring Report 2022

By Year Disposition

Where disposition is known.

2020 2021

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Guilty

Not Guilty Deferred Prosecution Dismissed

Amended

No Contest

Bound Over

In 2020, there were 1,515 cases that were monitored and adjudicated. An increase of 117 cases were monitored and adjudicated in 2021 for a total of 1,632 cases . The main observation when comparing the disposition data from 2020 and 2021, is the decrease in dismissals in 2021. Data from 2020 represented the direct impact from the pandemic which included less DWI case filings, staffing vacancies, new court procedures, and low traffic enforcement. These were still factors in 2021, but to a lesser degree than 2020.

By Age Cases

Where age is known.

Pending

Adjudicated

500

400

300

200

100

0

Under 20

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

The age demographic of the monitored cases from 2021 show that over 64% of the individuals who were arrested for DWI were between the ages of 21-39. This reflects closely with the national average. It is important to note that age information is not available for all cases monitored. This data reflects approximately 50% of total cases monitored for 2021.

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