Time Worcester Prosecutor Takes To File Forfeiture Cases

Between 2016 and 2019, the DA’s office regularly waited more than three years to file a civil case after the seizure of property.

More than 20 years
22 seizures
10 to 20 years
483 seizures
4 to 9 years
443 seizures
Within three years
326 seizures

Source: WBUR analysis of Worcester County forfeiture case filings from 2016 through 2019.