There were 6,863 new foreclosure cases filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court through June, down from 7,859 at the same time last year and 7,350 during the first six months of 2007.
Nearly half of the new cases (6,863) were for properties in Cleveland.
However, based on population, there were higher rates of new cases for Maple Heights, Linndale, Bratenahl, Glenwillow, Oakwood, Bedford and South Euclid.
Maple Heights ranked highest, with 12 new foreclosure cases this year for every 1,000 residents in town. The rate for Cleveland was 7.5 per 1,000 residents.
Though many foreclosed properties are owned by non-residents, the population measure was used as a way to judge how widespread foreclosures are in each community.