Criminal Cases Associated With Civil Forfeitures

In 2018, more than 90 seizures out of 396 had no related drug conviction or drug charge.

Guilty of drug crime
41%
No drug charge or no drug conviction
24%
Probation
10%
No charges or court records not public
9%
Criminal case pending
9%
Forfeiture pending or dismissed
5%

Source: WBUR analysis of Worcester County forfeiture case filings in 2018. The remaining 2% of the cases were excluded because they involved juveniles or criminal files that have been sealed or expunged.