Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 10/07/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  11%

9,538 Cases

All Offenses

  6%

7,745 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  25%

732 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
3,775
5,049
6,421
7,810
6,221
5,798
5,271
5,438
3,568
1,388
1,094
1,166
1,166
3,417
7,303
7,745
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,674
2,970
3,798
3,438
2,714
1,989
1,089
886
635
232
294
393
370
439
585
732
Uncategorized Offenses
7,506
8,988
10,375
12,250
12,214
3,008
1,341
869
530
169
245
382
317
307
732
1,061
All Offenses
14,955
17,008
20,594
23,498
21,149
10,796
7,716
7,193
4,745
1,789
1,636
1,941
1,853
4,163
8,620
9,538

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
1,948
2,038
1,844
1,473
1,409
1,313
1,092
1,797
1,860
1,101
678
776
718
1,320
1,686
1,561
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
6
2
0
2
1
0
8
1
6
399
420
1,830
3,626
2,292
2,028
2,079
2,634
937
31
93
110
108
1,775
5,286
5,796
1,108
2,176
2,272
2,154
2,178
2,182
1,980
881
693
190
277
227
289
265
291
346
249
271
231
206
165
158
85
109
75
66
44
51
51
49
39
36
67
142
242
350
176
116
35
11
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
3,775
5,049
6,421
7,810
6,221
5,798
5,271
5,438
3,568
1,388
1,094
1,166
1,166
3,417
7,303
7,745

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
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
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
2,302
2,131
2,430
2,133
1,728
1,299
667
417
294
106
91
130
160
253
262
436
899
494
1,072
825
493
338
299
394
307
123
188
241
196
181
266
231
455
333
277
468
485
335
113
68
27
1
15
21
12
5
44
61
18
12
19
12
8
17
10
7
7
2
0
1
2
0
13
4
All Other Offenses
3,674
2,970
3,798
3,438
2,714
1,989
1,089
886
635
232
294
393
370
439
585
732