Welcome to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPIs) homepage where you can navigate to a variety of data dashboards linked below.
The data dashboards were developed in partnership with PPI’s, Florida International University, Loyola University of Chicago, Portland State University, and Justice System Partners. This partnership is funded through the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge, which Multnomah County has been part of since the inception of this landmark initiative.
PPIs are intended to help prosecutors and communities use data to flag problems, ask additional questions, develop solutions, and measure change over time. The following PPIs visualizations are intended to be reflective of community expectations while simultaneously allowing for prosecutor accountability and transparency.
The data dashboards range from public records request response times to how MCDA prioritizes cases, how soon we connect with victims, how we treat defendants of different races and from different neighborhoods, and many other aspects of our work.
The PPI data dashboards represent a critical step forward in realizing the bridge between data and racial equity within the justice system. PPIs measure performance towards three goals: Capacity & Efficiency, Community Safety & Well-being, and Fairness & Justice. MCDA has published ten PPI data dashboards based on 32 performance metrics.
Organizational and Staff Capacity
1.1 Office felony and misdemeanor caseloadsAddressing Serious Crime
4.1 Violent crime prevention
4.2 Acquittal for violent crimes
4.6 Treating serious crime the same across neighborhoods
4.7 Addressing the opioid epidemic
Racial & Ethnic Differences
7.1 Victimization of racial/ethnic minorities
7.2 Case dismissal by victim race/ethnicity
7.3 Case filing by defendant race/ethnicity
7.5 DUII Diversion Differences by Defendant Race/Ethnicity
7.6 Charging and plea offers by defendant race/ethnicity
7.7 Incarceration Differences by Defendant Race/Ethnicity
Indicators that have been italicized are currently under construction
The PPI dashboards display data on cases referred to and/or issued for prosecution by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The data is updated quarterly. These dashboards show data from adult cases in CRIMES, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office’s case management system. Juvenile data are not included. Defendant demographic information, and most victim demographic information (such as race, gender, and age) comes from referring to police agencies’ police reports.