18th Judicial District Attorney's Office

What 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office does

The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office is a government public-sector entity serving Arapahoe County, Colorado, headquartered at 6450 S Revere Pkwy in Centennial. The office holds statutory authority to prosecute criminal cases within the 18th Judicial District and transitioned to a single-county configuration serving only Arapahoe County in January 2025 under newly elected District Attorney Amy Padden. Its core service portfolio includes criminal prosecution, victim services, domestic violence and sexual assault services, a diversion counseling program as an alternative to prosecution, consumer fraud protection education, and law enforcement coordination including officer-involved shooting investigations and grand jury proceedings. The office serves crime victims, law enforcement agencies, the general public, and diversion-eligible juvenile and adult defendants across the county.

The office's operational technology is built around public-facing data dashboards that report case referral statistics, outcomes, and performance indicators, alongside online docket search functionality and digital records request systems for CORA (Colorado Open Records Act) and CCJRA (Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act) requests. Supporting products include educational resources such as a criminal justice glossary and courtroom diagram, plus community outreach delivered through newsletters, social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit), and structured partnerships including a criminal justice student academy with Aurora Public Schools launched March 2026. The office list size is 194 employees as of the data period.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial. The office is financed through public tax revenues as part of the Colorado state judicial system and does not charge fees for prosecutorial, victim services, or criminal justice functions provided to the public. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed in standard business metrics. There is no equity ownership, no funding rounds, and no investor base. Distribution is delivered through both the central Centennial office for in-person services and a self-service online portal for records requests, docket searches, and public data access. No AI/ML capabilities, products, or vendor integrations are disclosed in the available data.

Name

18th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Legal name

18th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Website

https://da18.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office is a Colorado government entity that prosecutes criminal cases, provides victim services, and runs the diversion counseling program for Arapahoe County, serving crime victims, law enforcement, and the public from its Centennial headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Prosecutorial Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (92215)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF), Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services (HLAFACAM)

Keywords

• Criminal prosecution services
• Victim advocacy services
• Diversion counseling programs
• Consumer fraud education
• District attorney services

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the State of Colorado within the 18th Judicial District (Arapahoe County). It provides victim services and advocacy, specialized domestic violence and sexual assault prosecution support, a Diversion Counseling Program as an alternative to prosecution, consumer fraud protection education, public records request processing (CORA/CCJRA), and public-facing data dashboards tracking case referrals and outcomes.

Product overview

The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office is a government legal services organization that serves Arapahoe County, Colorado. It operates as a unified portfolio of public services rather than a commercial product platform. The core offerings include Criminal Justice Process Services, Domestic Violence Services, Sexual Assault Services, and Victim Services, along with the Diversion Counseling Program providing alternatives to prosecution. Supporting services include Consumer Fraud Protection for community education, Data Dashboards for public transparency, and Records Request services including CORA and CCJRA processing. Educational resources such as Criminal Justice Glossary and Courtroom Diagram are also provided. The office links to external systems including Colorado Sex Offender Locator, Docket Search, and Data Dashboards hosted on external government platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Justice Process Services Information and guidance about the criminal justice process provided by the district attorney's office to the public and victims navigating the system.
• Domestic Violence Services Specialized prosecution and support services for domestic violence cases, providing legal assistance and advocacy to victims within the district.
• Sexual Assault Services Legal prosecution and victim support services for sexual assault cases within the 18th Judicial District.
• Victim Services Comprehensive advocacy and support services ensuring crime victims receive assistance and information throughout the criminal justice process.
• Consumer Fraud Protection Educational outreach and investigative support for consumers regarding scams, schemes, and fraud prevention within the district.
• Diversion Counseling Program Alternative-to-prosecution program offering counseling services to qualifying juvenile and adult offenders in lieu of formal criminal proceedings.
• Data Dashboards Public-facing data dashboards providing transparency on case referrals, outcomes, and performance indicators for the 18th Judicial District.
• Records Request Public records request services allowing citizens to obtain specific case or record information from the office.
• CORA and CCJRA Requests Processing services for Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (CCJRA) public records requests.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Aurora Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 202618th Judicial District Attorney's Office partners with Aurora Public Schools to launch a criminal justice student academy, providing educational outreach about the criminal justice system to students in the district.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office: Much larger California district attorney's office with overlapping prosecutorial, victim-services, and diversion functions. Operates at a fundamentally different scale and in a different legal jurisdiction, but covers the same general category of work.
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office: Large urban Illinois prosecutor covering Cook County. Performs the same core prosecutorial and victim-services functions at substantially greater scale and complexity.
• Manhattan District Attorney's Office: Major urban district attorney's office in New York with overlapping prosecutorial functions including victim services and diversion. Operates at much larger scale and under different state law.

Direct peers

• 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office (El Paso County): Colorado district attorney's office serving El Paso and Teller Counties. Comparable prosecutorial, diversion, and victim-services portfolio, slightly larger in geographic and population reach.
• 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office: Colorado district attorney's office serving Adams and Boulder Counties. Operates the same prosecutorial, victim-services, and community-outreach functions under identical state law.
• 19th Judicial District Attorney's Office (Weld County): Colorado district attorney's office serving Weld County. Same statutory role, comparable state-level operating environment, and similar portfolio of prosecution and community programs.
• Denver District Attorney's Office (2nd Judicial District): Colorado state peer prosecuting criminal cases in Denver County. Same statutory role, same state legal framework, and directly comparable mission in prosecution, victim services, and diversion.
• 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office (Jefferson County): Colorado district attorney's office serving Jefferson County. Directly comparable in scope, scale, and statutory mission to the 18th Judicial District within the same state.
• 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office (Douglas County): Colorado district attorney's office serving Douglas County, which borders the 18th Judicial District. Similar suburban Colorado caseload and statutory mandate.

Others

• Colorado Attorney General's Office: State-level prosecutor and legal office in Colorado with overlapping public-sector legal mandate. Not a direct competitor but exercises concurrent jurisdiction over certain state-level criminal matters and consumer protection that touch the 18th Judicial District's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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