Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 02/20/2025

Definitions | Limitations

Summary Offenses may be charged directly by the police or by the DAO’s Charging Unit.

  90%

588 Cases

All Offenses

  54%

356 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  167%

115 Cases

Other Offenses

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 Summary Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary 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
All Property Offenses
547
741
897
1,176
1,172
907
847
915
977
534
245
200
284
231
356
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
474
507
594
528
415
390
165
129
80
75
12
45
130
43
115
Uncategorized Offenses
930
1,353
1,319
1,651
1,787
670
178
103
80
42
11
52
56
36
117
All Offenses
1,951
2,601
2,810
3,355
3,374
1,967
1,190
1,147
1,137
651
269
297
470
310
588

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 Summary Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary 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
314
381
324
271
283
240
205
233
295
425
172
121
198
143
270
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
73
57
160
600
541
360
344
454
533
20
7
17
14
22
25
113
240
336
239
273
256
277
201
136
74
55
56
59
57
57
46
32
42
28
35
37
17
26
13
15
10
6
13
9
4
0
31
35
38
40
14
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
547
741
897
1,176
1,172
907
847
915
977
534
245
200
284
231
356

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 Summary Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

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 Summary Cases Charged by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary 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
325
401
480
391
304
269
116
100
60
28
10
23
60
28
28
69
41
63
71
32
32
27
19
11
47
1
17
67
14
81
76
65
48
64
78
88
20
10
9
0
1
5
3
1
5
4
0
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
All Other Offenses
474
507
594
528
415
390
165
129
80
75
12
45
130
43
115