Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 04/08/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  -1%

3,037 Cases

All Offenses

  -1%

2,641 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  8%

217 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
2026 YTD
All Property Offenses
1,227
1,511
1,897
2,452
2,145
1,827
1,642
1,815
1,636
777
393
369
497
458
2,661
2,641
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,279
985
1,376
1,172
972
839
408
301
180
118
77
112
185
185
201
217
Uncategorized Offenses
2,235
2,860
3,107
3,376
4,005
1,322
387
265
192
90
45
120
135
101
206
179
All Offenses
4,741
5,356
6,380
7,000
7,122
3,988
2,437
2,381
2,008
985
516
601
817
744
3,068
3,037

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
2026 YTD
586
683
623
532
502
464
378
586
581
618
248
226
324
293
592
513
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
129
94
417
1,174
949
702
610
820
742
24
19
36
32
48
1,939
2,021
402
597
680
571
554
558
622
366
291
111
111
85
119
106
113
97
98
78
82
72
71
64
24
41
22
24
14
22
22
11
17
8
10
59
95
103
69
39
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,227
1,511
1,897
2,452
2,145
1,827
1,642
1,815
1,636
777
393
369
497
458
2,661
2,641

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
2026 YTD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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
2026 YTD
857
754
945
799
649
524
260
185
111
65
23
37
89
122
80
115
249
104
325
237
152
129
93
90
56
53
53
67
92
59
111
92
166
125
101
132
170
182
51
26
12
0
1
8
4
4
9
8
7
2
5
4
1
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
All Other Offenses
1,279
985
1,376
1,172
972
839
408
301
180
118
77
112
185
185
201
217