District Attorney 2024 Budget
Mission Statement and Description
In partnership with the community we serve, the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office is dedicated to the pursuit of justice, the protection of victims, and the prevention of crime.
The District Attorney’s Office is responsible for:
- Prosecuting criminal and civil forfeiture cases
- Providing victim services and administering victim’s compensation programs
- Advising law enforcement in preparation of affidavits
- Prosecuting and diverting juvenile cases
- Administering the domestic violence program
- Representing the State of Colorado at inquests
- Appearing before and advising the Grand Jury
2024 Goals, Objectives, and Performance Indicators
- Reduce the time to plea from a felony to a misdemeanor, or from a felony filing to dismissal by 20%. If we are dismissing a case, or pleading a felony to a misdemeanor, it is not a case that we consider high risk or in need of much of our time. In order to spend our time on the important cases that we consider high risk, we should come to those decisions quicker.
- Continue to have high felony conviction rates on murders, crimes against children, felony DUI and domestic violence.
- Continue to have quick responses to victims. We have drastically increased resources to our victim services unit and have seen the time to contact with victims decrease.
- Increase the use of pre-charge diversion by working with the law enforcement agencies and CJSD to keep low risk offenders out of the criminal justice system. This will allow us to focus our attention on high risk offenders.
- Increase the use of juvenile diversion and the Lighthouse project. This will allow us to focus on high risk offenders, decrease the negative impacts on juveniles, and reduce future crime.
| Indicator | 2022 Actual | 2023 Projected | 2024 Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretrial diversion cases | 282 | 314 | 18 |
| Lighthouse Project delinquency case reviews | 9 | 122 | 7 |
Budget and Staffing
Total Budget
| Fiscal Year | Expenses | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Actual | $4,660,071 | $1,503,207 |
| 2019 Actual | $5,263,129 | $1,833,110 |
| 2020 Actual | $5,403,798 | $1,951,180 |
| 2021 Actual | $6,220,442 | $2,301,986 |
| 2022 Actual | $7,024,698 | $2,784,915 |
| 2023 Actual | $7,466,000 | $3,087,563 |
| 2024 Adjusted Budget | $8,299,253 | $3,404,119 |
| 2024 Adopted Budget | $8,152,287 | $3,254,119 |
| 2025 Proposed Budget | $9,062,922 | $3,691,981 |
Total Budget by Fund
| Fiscal Year | (100) General Fund | (118) Public Safety Sales Tax Fund |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Actual | $3,386,736 | $1,273,335 |
| 2019 Actual | $3,734,365 | $1,528,764 |
| 2020 Actual | $3,803,540 | $1,600,258 |
| 2021 Actual | $4,291,381 | $1,929,061 |
| 2022 Actual | $4,880,484 | $2,144,215 |
| 2023 Actual | $5,324,284 | $2,141,716 |
| 2024 Adjusted Budget | $6,140,276 | $2,158,977 |
| 2024 Adopted Budget | $5,992,625 | $2,159,662 |
| 2025 Proposed Budget | $6,621,085 | $2,441,837 |
Authorized Staffing Level
- 2022 Final: 74
- 2023 Amended: 77
- 2024 Adopted: 79