Charges

Year to Date Through 03/17/2024

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.

  7%

5,044 Cases

All Offenses

  2%

1,677 Cases

Violent Offenses

  13%

1,052 Cases

Property Offenses

  30%

1,120 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -6%

410 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
2010 YTD
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
All Violent Offenses
2,701
2,571
2,760
2,353
2,067
1,856
1,744
1,699
1,541
1,724
1,771
1,518
1,490
1,644
1,677
All Property Offenses
1,715
1,801
2,139
2,022
1,570
1,497
1,532
1,385
1,276
1,319
1,088
847
778
930
1,052
All Drug Offenses
3,962
4,215
3,566
3,811
2,821
2,384
2,425
2,432
2,578
2,594
2,436
1,272
908
860
1,120
All Firearm Possession
281
289
273
241
225
183
237
244
269
319
330
607
405
436
410
All Other Offenses
1,773
1,701
1,684
1,409
1,279
1,400
1,245
1,185
1,027
918
839
625
400
495
451
Uncategorized Offenses
614
582
598
616
439
439
376
360
299
316
417
234
253
337
334
All Offenses
11,046
11,159
11,020
10,452
8,401
7,759
7,559
7,305
6,990
7,190
6,881
5,103
4,234
4,702
5,044

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
2010 YTD
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
33
35
66
46
25
34
34
25
22
42
40
59
51
66
54
30
24
19
12
7
7
16
12
18
25
14
11
18
16
17
77
43
42
38
37
26
37
21
22
22
48
38
38
20
29
77
80
88
80
58
42
94
48
39
76
56
99
112
112
116
72
64
69
66
46
63
46
61
59
67
61
45
45
22
42
132
174
224
165
325
180
224
158
136
122
162
144
104
135
122
354
271
271
247
155
161
118
153
142
101
125
77
62
69
53
973
1,075
1,167
992
840
728
736
573
518
638
514
525
553
637
713
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
66
48
67
116
73
51
48
52
530
486
453
394
310
349
252
306
269
293
323
177
163
210
152
16
18
31
15
16
35
15
13
10
14
2
10
16
23
44
43
47
59
51
42
42
32
51
59
58
58
58
37
36
31
14
9
18
17
3
4
10
14
10
14
12
18
13
8
23
31
30
38
24
20
26
23
29
26
32
17
32
88
75
51
319
215
215
206
183
159
107
169
163
153
223
152
139
167
178
All Violent Offenses
2,701
2,571
2,760
2,353
2,067
1,856
1,744
1,699
1,541
1,724
1,771
1,518
1,490
1,644
1,677

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
2010 YTD
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
280
252
368
260
204
207
194
154
140
192
169
142
190
167
198
55
46
73
75
54
38
31
96
56
70
76
46
53
48
71
376
323
457
442
428
347
316
341
356
455
295
245
169
200
181
471
452
522
471
438
460
513
441
273
72
62
60
36
100
216
24
66
29
24
25
17
17
21
20
34
22
15
4
9
9
205
200
195
146
174
179
249
162
206
236
205
226
213
253
179
102
104
114
106
88
109
84
67
68
100
60
32
28
30
18
92
97
73
71
60
61
66
53
82
113
153
46
44
64
87
89
250
289
399
53
70
55
43
66
43
41
32
41
58
71
21
11
19
28
46
9
7
7
9
4
5
3
0
1
22
All Property Offenses
1,715
1,801
2,139
2,022
1,570
1,497
1,532
1,385
1,276
1,319
1,088
847
778
930
1,052

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
2010 YTD
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
118
102
72
76
73
94
72
68
67
92
93
140
123
121
99
1,289
1,491
1,378
1,396
1,046
1,023
1,030
990
1,000
1,174
1,183
698
526
513
662
2,525
2,602
2,099
2,313
1,693
1,254
1,313
1,366
1,508
1,311
1,128
429
252
204
344
30
20
17
26
9
13
10
8
3
17
32
5
7
22
15
All Drug Offenses
3,962
4,215
3,566
3,811
2,821
2,384
2,425
2,432
2,578
2,594
2,436
1,272
908
860
1,120

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
2010 YTD
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
109
120
106
103
91
76
93
95
121
148
131
214
156
179
167
148
143
140
121
111
93
124
136
125
157
179
351
211
233
209
13
16
15
12
16
12
16
10
17
12
18
34
26
16
19
11
10
12
5
7
2
4
3
6
2
2
8
12
8
15
All Firearm Possession
281
289
273
241
225
183
237
244
269
319
330
607
405
436
410

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
2010 YTD
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
291
237
242
224
176
168
110
143
150
166
183
142
112
170
158
DUI
1,077
1,063
1,008
820
792
822
839
730
646
540
439
375
206
200
180
182
172
213
183
154
227
126
147
109
44
17
1
0
1
0
0
15
19
14
1
18
28
23
0
11
37
0
0
4
7
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
30
28
41
17
23
16
21
19
17
10
15
8
10
8
17
148
156
143
127
115
132
101
104
83
109
128
83
69
98
74
3
7
2
2
2
1
0
1
5
1
0
6
3
4
10
34
16
13
19
13
15
19
18
15
34
12
10
0
7
3
7
6
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
8
0
0
2
2
All Other Offenses
1,773
1,701
1,684
1,409
1,279
1,400
1,245
1,185
1,027
918
839
625
400
495
451