The data are broken down by criminal and civil cases handled by the district courts, with criminal offenses categorized by State and local traffic and nontraffic offenses; civil cases are categorized as civil infractions, civil, small claims, and summary proceedings. The data provided pertain to pending cases at the beginning of the year, reopened cases, active caseload for the year, dispositions, cases pending at the end of the year, and civil cases pending over 1 year.