Charges

Year to Date Through 09/18/2024

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.

  5%

17,623 Cases

All Offenses

  4%

5,947 Cases

Violent Offenses

  15%

3,851 Cases

Property Offenses

  11%

3,389 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -15%

1,445 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
10,143
10,057
9,693
8,713
7,541
7,259
6,147
6,079
5,583
6,227
5,260
5,363
5,478
5,738
5,947
All Property Offenses
6,700
7,192
7,403
7,136
5,754
5,715
5,407
5,392
4,048
3,848
3,518
2,746
3,020
3,348
3,851
All Drug Offenses
14,248
13,782
12,512
12,559
11,011
8,897
7,935
9,294
8,419
8,593
4,694
4,091
3,435
3,062
3,389
All Firearm Possession
973
970
908
798
862
765
813
966
965
1,190
1,232
1,904
1,474
1,710
1,445
All Other Offenses
6,133
5,568
5,323
4,960
4,802
4,764
4,187
4,279
3,460
3,009
2,235
2,262
1,763
1,800
1,736
Uncategorized Offenses
2,209
2,135
2,038
1,901
1,711
1,691
1,397
1,288
1,163
1,159
877
889
921
1,144
1,255
All Offenses
40,406
39,704
37,877
36,067
31,681
29,091
25,886
27,298
23,638
24,026
17,816
17,255
16,091
16,802
17,623

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
159
124
197
136
96
109
103
61
73
125
130
171
184
228
192
72
72
67
52
45
38
53
50
52
64
54
47
61
49
50
249
202
181
172
139
116
94
91
83
92
152
119
88
66
96
306
295
264
264
189
223
219
186
162
209
216
327
415
387
362
257
216
235
221
171
193
159
196
218
200
190
174
149
106
109
528
741
661
640
953
586
561
506
384
464
365
380
447
446
359
1,162
918
999
933
613
614
441
499
458
425
345
267
241
270
242
4,019
4,112
4,192
3,734
3,113
3,114
2,631
2,050
2,007
2,329
1,759
1,921
2,082
2,188
2,698
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
272
223
255
252
268
167
183
146
1,904
1,957
1,578
1,416
1,154
1,201
988
1,124
954
1,055
822
678
621
694
623
93
117
91
73
92
98
50
37
36
47
48
53
84
108
121
210
182
225
185
152
163
130
167
186
192
148
182
145
154
118
40
44
55
47
47
31
37
40
35
42
54
60
49
46
63
97
111
104
90
78
79
94
86
98
116
84
99
211
212
166
1,047
966
844
750
699
694
587
714
614
612
641
617
534
601
602
All Violent Offenses
10,143
10,057
9,693
8,713
7,541
7,259
6,147
6,079
5,583
6,227
5,260
5,363
5,478
5,738
5,947

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
1,134
1,030
1,152
938
817
733
697
664
558
636
596
494
570
628
672
215
312
298
197
193
210
151
250
255
186
781
136
217
199
194
1,611
1,552
1,553
1,556
1,454
1,323
1,157
1,226
1,224
1,205
741
708
707
746
762
1,638
1,665
1,865
1,747
1,731
1,768
1,745
1,550
404
202
135
192
236
406
908
164
138
133
127
97
108
88
200
89
109
86
38
32
18
19
684
765
642
687
621
666
715
634
670
681
577
650
774
819
611
386
405
362
352
359
345
317
294
259
273
127
120
106
102
95
353
299
256
263
232
254
273
289
297
340
332
262
169
224
271
466
966
1,070
1,215
171
267
233
241
250
199
116
122
200
184
251
49
60
72
54
79
41
31
44
42
17
27
24
9
22
68
All Property Offenses
6,700
7,192
7,403
7,136
5,754
5,715
5,407
5,392
4,048
3,848
3,518
2,746
3,020
3,348
3,851

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
395
292
285
261
272
300
245
273
237
308
302
440
402
380
315
4,669
4,803
4,706
4,505
3,850
3,615
3,225
3,621
3,450
3,842
2,554
2,438
1,960
1,925
2,037
9,077
8,625
7,455
7,706
6,855
4,931
4,425
5,377
4,723
4,382
1,775
1,191
1,035
716
998
107
62
66
87
34
51
40
23
9
61
63
22
38
41
39
All Drug Offenses
14,248
13,782
12,512
12,559
11,011
8,897
7,935
9,294
8,419
8,593
4,694
4,091
3,435
3,062
3,389

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
364
369
388
326
349
347
321
410
465
562
466
621
578
645
562
529
499
446
407
436
358
413
482
429
556
686
1,141
788
944
777
43
70
48
48
55
50
54
50
48
54
64
114
71
82
63
37
32
26
17
22
10
25
24
23
18
16
28
37
39
43
All Firearm Possession
973
970
908
798
862
765
813
966
965
1,190
1,232
1,904
1,474
1,710
1,445

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
1,018
865
775
786
662
586
486
587
547
578
581
530
464
557
534
DUI
3,591
3,227
2,921
2,643
2,609
2,750
2,590
2,473
2,175
1,638
1,207
1,306
859
785
681
634
591
801
724
745
659
487
582
213
109
17
3
1
2
2
19
54
110
119
170
122
129
117
57
84
37
0
32
63
76
3
2
2
9
4
7
13
9
4
4
0
1
12
4
0
142
117
130
112
93
86
73
56
57
38
36
46
30
36
63
533
581
494
466
430
487
354
393
318
370
308
322
306
310
322
10
15
6
6
6
1
1
6
9
5
13
27
17
12
35
156
104
77
81
72
63
53
53
79
167
24
26
31
25
19
27
12
7
14
11
3
1
3
1
16
12
1
11
6
4
All Other Offenses
6,133
5,568
5,323
4,960
4,802
4,764
4,187
4,279
3,460
3,009
2,235
2,262
1,763
1,800
1,736