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TABLE 35 NEW CASES FILED BY DISTRICT AND CASE TYPE 2012-2013 DISTRICT 01/08/2012 to 31/07/2013 Cases Filed by Type Capital Non Capital Family Domestic Violence Traffic Petty Civil Private Summary Ejectment Inquests Total Arima 11 2461 2824 1940 9802 163 906 90 38 18235 Chaguanas 8 2090 2034 1389 12045 101 1253 85 79 19084 Couva 3 579 791 607 2390 4 567 11 0 4952 Mayaro 1 401 677 161 106 9 271 4 5 1635 Point Fortin 2 687 794 572 3033 28 542 41 11 5710 Princes Town 3 1659 1345 738 3340 60 1045 4 15 8209 Rio Claro 3 547 423 108 555 33 223 0 1 1893 11 3255 42 6 19 0 161 0 0 3494 San Fernando (Madinah Bldg) 0 272 1939 1336 7953 56 1564 70 12 13202 San Fernando (Old Court) Sangre Grande 5 1466 1320 807 2699 56 817 10 0 7180 Siparia 2 2205 1786 946 4180 79 1019 46 38 10301 St George West 31 4545 0 1719 11220 1875 1875 150 10 21425 Tunapuna 2 1773 1019 614 6338 96 598 28 124 10592 Tobago 2 1357 761 439 1618 131 587 56 9 4960 TOTAL 84 23297 15755 11382 65298 2691 11428 595 342 130872 Table 35 presents information on the number of new matters filed and disaggregates the information in terms of Court districts and case-types. The statistical data presented shows that there are four (4) Courts that significantly contributed to the total amount of new matters filed for the 2012 – 2013 law term. They are St George West which accounted for 16.4% at twenty-one thousand, four hundred and twenty-five (21425) new matters filed, Chaguanas at 14.6% with 114 nineteen thousand, and eighty-four (19084) new matters filed, Arima at 13.9% with eighteen thousand, two hundred and thirty-five (18235) new matters filed and San Fernando Madinah Building at 10.1% with thirteen thousand, two hundred and two (13202) new matters filed. Combined, these four (4) districts account for 55% or seventy-one thousand, nine hundred and forty-six (71946) new matters filed. Reshaping the Judiciary Identity