The number of new cases filed in New York’s trial courts is continuing a years-long decline, with one of the most significant reductions seen in the Criminal Courts in New York City, where police and prosecutors have shifted away from heavy-handed approaches to low-level crimes.

According to a report that the Office of Court Administration released last month, the total number of filings in New York’s trial courts was more than 3.27 million in 2017, down from about 3.4 million in the previous year.