Arapahoe DA 1st In Colorado To Unveil Interactive Data Dashboards

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO — The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office, which serves Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, has launched a new online interactive public data portal.

The jurisdiction is the first in Colorado to unveil the online tool.

The first phase of the transparency initiative includes five online dashboards:

• Dashboard 1 includes general information on the number of cases filed, cases resolved, the number of days to resolution, and the average number of court appearances before resolution. Like all the dashboards, it can be sorted by type of case and county.
• Dashboard 2 digs into the cases themselves, including a list of all cases filed in the last 30 days.
• Dashboard 3 presents information about how cases are resolved.
• Dashboard 4 provides details about sentences in those cases with a guilty verdict or plea agreement. The vast majority of sentences are focused on treatment and rehabilitation.
• Dashboard 5 includes limited demographic information about defendants with a guilty plea or verdict, along with the sentence imposed.

“I pledged during my campaign to be open and transparent, and this tool is one step in fulfilling that promise,” DA John Kellner said in a statement. “We are public servants, and the public has a right to meaningful information about what we do. These interactive Data Dashboards provide more information about our operations to the public. I believe this increased access to information will shed more light on the criminal justice process for my constituents.”

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The data is updated daily, and some features display better on a computer than a smartphone, the office said.

“It is my intent to expand and refine the Data Dashboards to include more information as we find ways to reliably provide it while respecting privacy rights of defendants and victims and maintaining the integrity of our cases,” Kellner said.

“I am incredibly proud of the work we do in my office, and I am committed to finding ways to highlight it. I am happy to lead the way in making this data available to citizens.”

>> You can view the new interactive online dashboard here.