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What percent of criminal cases go to trial nationally?

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What percent of criminal cases go to trial nationally?

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Nationally, the percent of criminal prosecutions that go to trial in federal cases is less than 5% (New York Times, December 14, 2003, Section 1, Column 1 – “U.S. Suits Multiply, But Fewer Ever Get To Trial, Study Says.”) In state courts, around 5% of cases go to trial.