Charges

Year to Date Through 09/12/2026

Definitions | Limitations

Arrest information submitted by state and local law enforcement agencies are reviewed by Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) in the DAO’s Charging Unit. ADAs decide which charges to bring, or whether the case should be referred for diversion or be declined. An ADA may later adjust charges to appropriate fit the evidence.

  4%

17,349 Cases

All Offenses

  11%

6,401 Cases

Violent Offenses

  12%

4,398 Cases

Property Offenses

  -24%

2,040 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -11%

1,215 Cases

Firearm Possession

All Offenses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
All Violent Offenses
9,831
9,488
8,516
7,381
7,083
5,993
5,942
5,454
6,079
5,126
5,252
5,344
5,664
6,009
5,782
6,401
All Property Offenses
7,023
7,225
6,962
5,599
5,549
5,297
5,273
3,966
3,764
3,462
2,670
2,954
3,293
3,903
3,938
4,398
All Drug Offenses
13,431
12,276
12,297
10,793
8,647
7,759
9,093
8,208
8,409
4,576
3,977
3,335
2,993
3,333
2,681
2,040
All Firearm Possession
951
886
780
843
745
791
943
939
1,159
1,180
1,868
1,443
1,658
1,437
1,367
1,215
All Other Offenses
5,449
5,209
4,849
4,682
4,666
4,099
4,191
3,365
2,960
2,188
2,208
1,718
1,771
1,731
1,682
1,944
Uncategorized Offenses
2,072
1,995
1,854
1,667
1,639
1,349
1,250
1,126
1,142
862
866
910
1,135
1,257
1,209
1,351
All Offenses
38,757
37,079
35,258
30,965
28,329
25,288
26,692
23,058
23,513
17,394
16,841
15,704
16,514
17,670
16,659
17,349

Violent

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
125
193
131
96
106
104
64
74
123
134
166
184
236
210
209
181
72
67
52
45
37
52
50
52
65
53
47
59
49
50
55
37
197
172
165
137
111
90
91
80
90
152
114
85
67
96
74
90
285
256
260
185
217
209
178
153
203
196
323
389
377
362
298
225
211
230
216
166
188
157
192
213
197
182
167
145
104
111
102
115
718
635
624
939
571
549
485
375
447
351
377
443
439
357
283
338
891
978
917
601
603
424
489
445
407
344
259
235
269
246
241
290
4,022
4,102
3,627
3,050
3,029
2,568
2,000
1,966
2,268
1,703
1,873
2,022
2,141
2,717
2,382
2,780
·
·
·
·
·
0
270
219
248
248
262
164
183
147
221
230
1,931
1,551
1,402
1,128
1,175
962
1,108
929
1,038
808
667
606
687
633
806
966
114
90
72
83
95
50
37
36
46
46
53
81
111
120
115
100
180
222
182
150
160
127
165
183
186
146
181
148
151
120
148
126
42
54
47
46
29
35
39
32
41
53
61
48
43
64
55
53
110
104
89
77
75
91
85
93
115
81
96
209
209
168
122
135
933
834
732
678
687
575
689
604
605
629
606
526
598
608
671
735
All Violent Offenses
9,831
9,488
8,516
7,381
7,083
5,993
5,942
5,454
6,079
5,126
5,252
5,344
5,664
6,009
5,782
6,401

Property

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
1,007
1,119
904
795
708
682
645
550
616
586
476
564
619
680
709
809
300
288
190
180
208
148
244
249
185
777
132
217
197
192
222
179
1,517
1,523
1,509
1,422
1,286
1,124
1,189
1,198
1,185
727
696
692
744
791
793
728
1,637
1,809
1,705
1,688
1,718
1,714
1,522
400
197
127
184
227
386
921
986
1,139
135
132
122
93
105
86
195
82
104
84
38
31
18
18
13
17
741
629
673
611
642
699
625
656
658
561
628
753
807
607
589
639
389
356
343
348
332
311
291
255
269
127
116
102
100
106
94
69
295
251
258
225
251
270
282
289
335
331
254
166
217
270
260
238
943
1,050
1,204
159
261
232
236
245
198
115
121
194
182
250
220
230
59
68
54
78
38
31
44
42
17
27
25
8
23
68
52
350
All Property Offenses
7,023
7,225
6,962
5,599
5,549
5,297
5,273
3,966
3,764
3,462
2,670
2,954
3,293
3,903
3,938
4,398

Drugs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
286
281
257
262
293
239
267
234
303
289
427
392
371
303
212
175
4,665
4,612
4,414
3,774
3,516
3,160
3,529
3,362
3,746
2,484
2,368
1,908
1,879
2,009
1,645
1,336
8,419
7,319
7,539
6,723
4,790
4,327
5,275
4,603
4,299
1,740
1,160
999
703
981
785
501
61
64
87
34
48
33
22
9
61
63
22
36
40
40
39
28
All Drug Offenses
13,431
12,276
12,297
10,793
8,647
7,759
9,093
8,208
8,409
4,576
3,977
3,335
2,993
3,333
2,681
2,040

Firearms

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
364
380
314
343
339
311
395
452
548
448
609
566
631
560
524
428
489
433
400
424
347
404
475
417
541
653
1,121
773
911
773
751
701
66
47
48
53
48
51
49
47
52
61
111
68
79
62
54
54
32
26
18
23
11
25
24
23
18
18
27
36
37
42
38
32
All Firearm Possession
951
886
780
843
745
791
943
939
1,159
1,180
1,868
1,443
1,658
1,437
1,367
1,215

Other

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
2026 YTD
848
757
764
653
576
475
579
526
568
567
516
453
553
544
539
491
DUI
3,159
2,846
2,595
2,535
2,690
2,543
2,422
2,118
1,611
1,181
1,267
830
762
669
608
845
580
787
710
731
641
474
561
210
109
17
3
1
2
2
1
5
51
107
113
161
122
127
117
53
84
37
0
32
63
76
26
59
2
2
9
3
7
13
9
4
4
0
1
12
2
0
2
2
112
129
110
91
83
69
55
56
35
36
44
31
36
68
60
49
570
492
450
421
479
343
390
312
364
301
321
301
309
322
370
438
15
6
6
5
1
1
6
9
4
13
28
17
12
28
23
21
100
76
78
71
64
53
49
76
165
24
26
30
26
18
39
27
12
7
14
11
3
1
3
1
16
12
2
11
6
4
14
7
All Other Offenses
5,449
5,209
4,849
4,682
4,666
4,099
4,191
3,365
2,960
2,188
2,208
1,718
1,771
1,731
1,682
1,944