Charges

Year to Date Through 12/23/2025

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.

  -6%

23,010 Cases

All Offenses

  -5%

7,935 Cases

Violent Offenses

  2%

5,575 Cases

Property Offenses

  -23%

3,603 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -1%

1,900 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
2025 YTD
All Violent Offenses
13,745
13,554
12,815
11,676
10,242
9,731
8,182
8,372
7,499
8,558
7,113
7,173
7,486
7,779
8,346
7,935
All Property Offenses
9,281
9,872
10,109
9,438
8,025
7,832
7,491
7,538
5,415
5,322
4,881
3,863
4,173
4,625
5,484
5,575
All Drug Offenses
19,139
18,107
17,579
16,579
14,128
11,957
10,986
13,413
11,385
11,128
6,329
5,243
4,708
4,025
4,664
3,603
All Firearm Possession
1,354
1,329
1,216
1,065
1,131
1,031
1,133
1,331
1,317
1,582
1,996
2,415
2,005
2,231
1,919
1,900
All Other Offenses
8,253
7,468
7,091
6,685
6,734
6,381
5,716
5,692
4,636
4,066
2,898
2,920
2,383
2,334
2,379
2,305
Uncategorized Offenses
3,041
3,101
2,863
2,504
2,331
2,187
1,886
1,677
1,536
1,608
1,186
1,213
1,307
1,527
1,742
1,692
All Offenses
54,813
53,431
51,673
47,947
42,591
39,119
35,394
38,023
31,788
32,264
24,403
22,827
22,062
22,521
24,534
23,010

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
2025 YTD
225
175
256
173
144
135
122
94
119
187
179
253
286
313
272
252
87
94
85
77
67
64
61
75
81
81
73
68
82
65
67
73
316
278
243
221
162
144
125
130
98
219
193
126
123
89
125
94
427
427
340
318
263
264
274
245
220
291
295
436
566
537
481
417
339
286
314
303
239
252
208
270
280
283
245
232
192
150
151
138
820
1,092
935
942
1,315
847
748
765
566
653
514
495
631
569
490
393
1,594
1,272
1,361
1,261
795
796
611
703
586
573
424
350
332
357
368
369
5,413
5,496
5,519
4,963
4,190
4,259
3,449
2,832
2,678
3,110
2,475
2,619
2,866
3,045
3,738
3,284
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
359
313
399
312
359
204
264
197
295
2,546
2,570
2,084
1,889
1,596
1,562
1,352
1,477
1,273
1,367
1,053
906
847
909
912
1,095
131
160
108
113
152
116
67
57
44
61
65
85
108
132
184
149
289
234
286
264
221
209
176
239
238
261
214
235
199
208
169
187
58
55
65
61
57
47
52
53
56
58
80
76
63
72
91
82
147
149
122
140
91
119
124
116
133
154
121
153
287
265
232
165
1,353
1,266
1,097
951
950
917
813
957
814
861
870
780
700
804
869
942
All Violent Offenses
13,745
13,554
12,815
11,676
10,242
9,731
8,182
8,372
7,499
8,558
7,113
7,173
7,486
7,779
8,346
7,935

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
2025 YTD
1,508
1,442
1,582
1,302
1,139
1,004
951
943
719
886
803
701
762
834
943
1,005
291
434
358
295
257
277
209
350
349
288
1,046
206
334
356
245
311
2,205
2,140
2,156
2,065
1,875
1,841
1,673
1,745
1,644
1,658
1,009
1,016
954
1,051
1,094
1,090
2,284
2,349
2,564
2,396
2,465
2,420
2,417
2,138
485
301
228
264
340
576
1,364
1,385
240
170
168
170
145
145
141
266
136
158
211
46
42
24
20
20
953
1,000
844
906
860
905
961
845
927
921
825
909
1,081
1,052
890
876
501
562
498
493
473
510
421
464
340
365
172
170
134
157
158
133
487
448
359
350
305
359
373
390
422
484
372
351
236
302
366
355
745
1,243
1,475
1,389
252
321
308
340
340
236
178
168
261
243
303
325
67
84
105
72
254
50
37
57
53
25
37
32
29
30
101
75
All Property Offenses
9,281
9,872
10,109
9,438
8,025
7,832
7,491
7,538
5,415
5,322
4,881
3,863
4,173
4,625
5,484
5,575

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
2025 YTD
514
422
448
349
370
413
363
405
328
425
515
566
557
499
450
283
6,333
6,310
6,603
5,956
5,076
4,798
4,466
5,130
4,751
5,035
3,313
3,148
2,698
2,495
2,793
2,243
12,163
11,292
10,440
10,164
8,630
6,678
6,099
7,852
6,289
5,583
2,421
1,489
1,405
985
1,371
1,033
129
83
88
110
52
68
58
26
17
85
80
40
48
46
50
44
All Drug Offenses
19,139
18,107
17,579
16,579
14,128
11,957
10,986
13,413
11,385
11,128
6,329
5,243
4,708
4,025
4,664
3,603

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
2025 YTD
526
523
527
441
449
472
480
592
633
735
733
800
780
876
753
741
726
667
585
536
576
477
542
633
589
752
1,113
1,435
1,086
1,204
1,030
1,036
60
95
66
61
74
63
76
70
67
70
125
142
90
104
75
72
42
44
38
27
32
19
35
36
28
25
25
38
49
47
61
51
All Firearm Possession
1,354
1,329
1,216
1,065
1,131
1,031
1,133
1,331
1,317
1,582
1,996
2,415
2,005
2,231
1,919
1,900

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
2025 YTD
1,370
1,156
1,026
1,031
861
807
687
784
742
803
741
713
652
709
719
710
DUI
4,774
4,226
3,918
3,632
3,621
3,708
3,437
3,177
2,865
2,211
1,579
1,599
1,161
1,021
912
860
854
837
1,060
945
1,097
855
736
833
278
126
24
5
1
2
2
1
86
76
128
165
250
157
193
180
75
115
43
0
32
68
94
40
3
6
2
12
7
9
18
12
5
5
0
2
12
3
14
2
186
169
161
154
138
117
92
75
74
53
55
58
43
50
98
82
729
760
675
618
639
642
474
540
438
510
389
458
401
419
464
518
12
15
9
11
10
4
3
8
14
6
14
39
26
22
44
24
205
198
103
98
98
79
70
77
137
211
40
43
37
33
28
46
34
25
9
19
13
3
6
6
8
26
13
3
18
7
4
22
All Other Offenses
8,253
7,468
7,091
6,685
6,734
6,381
5,716
5,692
4,636
4,066
2,898
2,920
2,383
2,334
2,379
2,305