D.A. Gang Unit Filings on Record Pace

Gang statistics compiled by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office for April 1, 2012, through June 30, 2012, show 362 cases were filed from all divisions.

It was the highest second-quarter total recorded by the D.A. since the Gang Program's inception in July 2005, according to statistics requested by Redlands-Loma Linda Patch.

April 1 to June 30 case filings by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office Gang Unit for 2006 through 2012:

2006 - 275

2007 - 211

2008 - 253

2009 - 353

2010 - 304

2011 - 229

2012 - 362

The six-month total of cases filed by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office for Jan. 1, 2012, to June 30, 2012, is 699. If the D.A.'s Office continues at that pace, it could file a record number of cases by the end of this year.

Annual case filing totals by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office Gang Unit for 2006 through 2011, and the first six months of 2012:

2006 - 1049

2007 -   844

2008 - 1053

2009 - 1231

2010 -   952

2011 -   845

2012 -   699 through June 30, 2012

In the second quarter of 2012, "(t)here were 158 state prison commitments obtained with a total of 1,495 years of state prison," a district attorney's spokesman said in a release earlier this month. "Ninety-four gang enhancements were found true and 9 were found guilty by jury trial."

Since the Gang Program was formed in July 2005, 7,375 cases have been filed, according to the D.A.

The cases have resulted in two defedendants on death row, 4,419 state prison commitments, 30,717 + 144 life terms years in state prison, 1,623 gang enhancements have been found true, and 42 were found guilty by jury trial, according to the D.A.

"It continues to be critically important that we focus our efforts on fighting gangs in San Bernardino County," District Attorney Michael Ramos said in prepared remarks. "Our partnership with the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff's Department and our local police agencies is paying off. Rest assured, we will continue to put these local terrorists in prison and seek the maximum sentencing allowed."

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