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King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (King County, WA)

Population: 2,269,675 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 294 | Contact Information

Utilizing the office’s Prosecutor by Karpel case management system to examine data, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office published a public data dashboard using Microsoft Power BI. The dashboard aims to reach those in the community that may not have any knowledge of the criminal justice system and includes educational elements like explanations of the criminal justice process and a glossary of legal terms

The dashboard includes information ranging from open caseloads to demographics and can be filtered by the user in a variety of ways. In addition to being used for community access, the data was also used to advocate for additional funding.

WATCH Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Daniel Clark, and Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, David Baker, discuss their data dashboard.