Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 05/18/2025

Definitions | Limitations

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

  105%

2,310 Cases

All Offenses

  156%

1,780 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -10%

239 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
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 Property Offenses
1,866
1,832
2,199
2,798
3,697
3,176
2,714
2,418
2,615
2,173
893
499
540
623
695
1,780
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,227
1,910
1,548
2,081
1,744
1,425
1,200
571
418
294
128
96
171
229
265
239
Uncategorized Offenses
3,607
3,379
4,198
4,686
5,576
6,310
1,853
583
384
284
106
84
172
153
168
291
All Offenses
7,700
7,121
7,945
9,565
11,017
10,911
5,767
3,572
3,417
2,751
1,127
682
883
1,005
1,128
2,310

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
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
973
878
954
909
720
726
691
533
884
868
720
313
347
396
467
743
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
207
179
154
622
1,651
1,267
937
851
1,187
895
24
25
50
44
64
877
517
594
896
1,023
1,040
986
953
973
482
380
117
143
113
156
146
141
149
145
124
110
109
102
79
41
57
30
32
17
30
27
18
18
19
34
71
134
177
95
54
20
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,866
1,832
2,199
2,798
3,697
3,176
2,714
2,418
2,615
2,173
893
499
540
623
695
1,780

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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
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
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
1,422
1,240
1,116
1,365
1,153
945
772
363
243
154
73
40
62
106
182
95
571
416
268
554
377
227
181
140
141
119
55
53
100
116
79
129
231
246
161
153
209
250
238
64
32
18
0
3
9
7
4
11
3
8
3
9
5
3
9
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
All Other Offenses
2,227
1,910
1,548
2,081
1,744
1,425
1,200
571
418
294
128
96
171
229
265
239