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Rhode Island District Bankruptcy Court Filing Statistics
Following are quarterly bankruptcy filing statistics for the Rhode Island District Bankruptcy Court. These statistics are courtesy of the U.S. Courts website (www.uscourts.gov).
Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
This table shows the number of consumer bankruptcies filed in the Rhode Island district bankruptcy court from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.
| Bankruptcy Type | Q3-2011 | Q4-2011 | Q1-2012 | Q2-2012 | Total | Percent Change |
| Chapter 7 | 934 | 766 | 930 | 948 | 3,578 | 1.50 % |
| Chapter 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 % |
| Chapter 13 | 216 | 185 | 175 | 132 | 708 | -38.89 % |
Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Summary
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings increased by 1%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings decreased by 39%.
- Of the 4,287 consumer bankruptcies filed in the Rhode Island bankruptcy district, 83% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies and 17% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.
Business Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
The following table shows the number of business bankruptcies filed in the Rhode Island district bankruptcy court from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.
| Bankruptcy Type | Q3-2011 | Q4-2011 | Q1-2012 | Q2-2012 | Total | Percent Change |
| Chapter 7 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 121 | 80.00 % |
| Chapter 11 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 100.00 % |
| Chapter 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 % |
| Chapter 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 66.67 % |
Business Bankruptcy Filing Summary
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 business bankruptcy filings increased by 80%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings increased by 100%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 12 business bankruptcy filings increased by 0%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 business bankruptcy filings increased by 67%.
- Of the 160 business bankruptcies filed in the Rhode Island bankruptcy district, 76% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies, 16% were Chapter 11 bankruptcies, 0% were Chapter 12 bankruptcies, and 8% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.
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