5 THINGS About the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office

In this video, District Attorney Summer Stephan shares FIVE THINGS you should know about the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office:

1. The DA’s Office is responsible for prosecuting felony crimes committed in San Diego County.
2. The DA’s Office also prosecutes misdemeanor offenses that occur outside the City of San Diego – since the City of San Diego has a City Attorney that prosecutes their misdemeanors.
3. The DA’s Office is the LARGEST provider of victim services in the county, in fact last year, in 2023, our Victim Assistance Program assisted 10,379 victims of crime.
4. Each year, the more than 300 prosecutors in the DA’s Office file about 40,000 criminal cases on behalf of the county’s nearly 3.3 million residents.
5. Part of our mission is also to prevent crime by partnering with the community to create initiatives that help promote public safety and participating in collaborative courts that hold offenders accountable but divert them to programs and treatment that stop the cycle of recidivism.

You can learn more about what we are doing on our website SanDiegoDA.com or follow us on social media!