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.
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| Offense Category | 2015 YTD | 2016 YTD | 2017 YTD | 2018 YTD | 2019 YTD | 2020 YTD |
Yr-Yr Change |
’15-’17 Avg |
’18-’20 Avg |
’15-’17 Avg Compared to ’18-’20 Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Violent Offenses | 327 | 320 | 355 | 320 | 380 | 324 | -15% | 334 | 341 | 2% |
| All Property Offenses | 298 | 335 | 279 | 272 | 243 | 202 | -17% | 304 | 239 | -21% |
| All Drug Offenses | 767 | 786 | 758 | 734 | 783 | 579 | -26% | 770 | 699 | -9% |
| All Other Offenses | 585 | 550 | 538 | 462 | 540 | 544 | 1% | 558 | 515 | -8% |
| All Offenses | 1,977 | 1,991 | 1,930 | 1,788 | 1,946 | 1,649 | -15% | 1,966 | 1,794 | -9% |
| Offense Category | 2015 YTD | 2016 YTD | 2017 YTD | 2018 YTD | 2019 YTD | 2020 YTD |
Yr-Yr Change |
’15-’17 Avg |
’18-’20 Avg |
’15-’17 Avg Compared to ’18-’20 Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 18 | -25% | 11 | 16 | 45% |
| Rape | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21% | 15 | 20 | 33% |
| Robbery/Gun | 59 | 84 | 73 | 58 | 48 | 46 | -4% | 72 | 51 | -29% |
| Robbery/Other | 59 | 51 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 53 | -21% | 63 | 63 | 0% |
| Aggravated Assault/Gun | 38 | 52 | 34 | 39 | 54 | 62 | 15% | 41 | 52 | 27% |
| Aggravated Assault/Other | 139 | 109 | 147 | 129 | 168 | 122 | -27% | 132 | 140 | 6% |
| All Violent Offenses | 327 | 320 | 355 | 320 | 380 | 324 | -15% | 334 | 341 | 2% |
| Offense Category | 2015 YTD | 2016 YTD | 2017 YTD | 2018 YTD | 2019 YTD | 2020 YTD |
Yr-Yr Change |
’15-’17 Avg |
’18-’20 Avg |
’15-’17 Avg Compared to ’18-’20 Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary/Residential | 41 | 55 | 31 | 41 | 61 | 49 | -20% | 42 | 50 | 19% |
| Burglary/Commercial | 6 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 62% | 17 | 15 | -12% |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle Tag | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Theft from Person | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -33% | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Theft from Auto | 35 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 24 | 18 | -25% | 35 | 19 | -46% |
| Retail Theft | 142 | 145 | 93 | 106 | 27 | 20 | -26% | 127 | 51 | -60% |
| Theft | 37 | 47 | 37 | 51 | 33 | 39 | 18% | 40 | 41 | 2% |
| Auto Theft | 32 | 47 | 40 | 47 | 82 | 53 | -35% | 40 | 61 | 52% |
| All Property Offenses | 298 | 335 | 279 | 272 | 243 | 202 | -17% | 304 | 239 | -21% |
| Offense Category | 2015 YTD | 2016 YTD | 2017 YTD | 2018 YTD | 2019 YTD | 2020 YTD |
Yr-Yr Change |
’15-’17 Avg |
’18-’20 Avg |
’15-’17 Avg Compared to ’18-’20 Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Possession | 250 | 298 | 242 | 295 | 284 | 178 | -37% | 263 | 252 | -4% |
| Drug Sales | 279 | 271 | 335 | 299 | 365 | 308 | -16% | 295 | 324 | 10% |
| DUI | 238 | 217 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 93 | -31% | 212 | 122 | -42% |
| All Drug Offenses | 767 | 786 | 758 | 734 | 783 | 579 | -26% | 770 | 699 | -9% |