Performance of the Prosecution Services in Latvia
Annex B. Selected data on Latvia Prosecutor’s Office criminal proceedings
Table A B.1. Average per prosecutor number of criminal proceedings under the supervision, prosecution, and maintenance of the charges by the Prosecutor’s Office as of 1 March 2020
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Structural units of the Prosecutor’s Office |
Prosecutors |
Deputy chief prosecutors |
Chief prosecutors |
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Supervision of investigation |
Prosecution |
Accusation |
Supervision of investigation |
Prosecution |
Accusation |
Supervision of investigation |
Prosecution |
Accusation |
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Office of Prosecutor General |
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Criminal Justice Department |
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Division for Supervision of Pre-trial Investigation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Division of Criminal Cases under Court Examination |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Division for Investigation of Especially Serious Cases |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Department of Analysis and Management: |
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Methodology Division |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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International Cooperation Division |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Division for Prosecutor Staff and Professional Development |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Department for Defence of Individual and Federal Rights: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Division of Civil Cases under Court Examination |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Division of Specially Authorised Prosecutors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Offices of judicial region |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Kurzeme judicial region |
40 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Latgale judicial region |
147 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga judicial region |
200 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Vidzeme judicial region |
113 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Zemgale judicial region |
135 |
2 |
15 |
- |
0 |
0 |
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Specialised Prosecutor’s Office on organised crime and other sectors |
32 |
3 |
9 |
39 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District and City Prosecutor’s Offices |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Centre District |
996 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Kurzeme District |
1 619 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Latgale District |
1 648 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Vidzeme District |
1 137 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Zemgale District |
1 274 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga City Ziemelu District |
1 116 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Jurmala City Prosecutor’s Office |
680 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
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Ogre District Prosecutor’s Office |
579 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Prosecutor’s Office of Riga Region |
799 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Kuldīga District Prosecutor’s Office |
443 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Liepāja Prosecutor’s Office |
403 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Saldus District Prosecutor’s Office |
247 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Talsu District Prosecutor’s Office |
521 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Ventspils Prosecutor’s Office |
603 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Balvi District Prosecutor’s Office |
208 |
2 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Daugavpils Prosecutor’s Office |
764 |
6 |
23 |
451 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Krāslava District Prosecutor’s Office |
326 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Ludza District Prosecutor’s Office |
254 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Preiļi District Prosecutor’s Office |
199 |
10 |
11 |
69 |
1 |
0 |
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Rēzekne Prosecutor’s Office |
403 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
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Alūksne District Prosecutor’s Office |
176 |
0 |
5 |
185 |
0 |
11 |
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Cēsis District Prosecutor’s Office |
329 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
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Gulbene District Prosecutor’s Office |
271 |
3 |
7 |
284 |
1 |
11 |
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Limbaži District Prosecutor’s Office |
505 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Madona District Prosecutor’s Office |
209 |
4 |
9 |
176 |
6 |
18 |
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Valka District Prosecutor’s Office |
563 |
1 |
19 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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Valmiera District Prosecutor’s Office |
357 |
2 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Aizkraukle District Prosecutor’s Office |
422 |
3 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Bauska District Prosecutor’s Office |
342 |
295 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dobele District Prosecutor’s Office |
775 |
3 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jelgava Prosecutor’s Office |
407 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jēkabpils District Prosecutor’s Office |
445 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tukums District Prosecutor’s Office |
559 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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Specialised Multidisciplinary Prosecutor’s Office |
55 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office for investigating financial and economic crimes |
314 |
2 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Riga Road Transport Prosecutor’s Office |
45 |
10 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prosecutor’s Office for investigating crimes of illicit drug circulation |
167 |
8 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
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Average value per prosecutor |
435.92 |
7.30 |
11.47 |
85.60 |
2.00 |
4.10 |
15.84 |
0.26 |
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Note: The number of criminal proceedings under the supervision, prosecution, and maintenance of the charges in court by the Prosecutor’s Office as of 1 March 2020 (an average per prosecutor).
Source: State Audit Office Initial understanding of the State Audit Office, Republic of Latvia of factors affecting effectiveness of investigations of economic and financial crime. Drafted by the Second Audit Department, State Audit Office. Version of 15th May 2020.