Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 05/21/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  7%

4,583 Cases

All Offenses

  5%

3,915 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  16%

298 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
1,881
2,235
2,885
3,805
3,277
2,757
2,487
2,675
2,204
921
507
558
637
722
3,743
3,915
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,954
1,573
2,110
1,767
1,452
1,228
576
425
296
128
98
173
230
266
256
298
Uncategorized Offenses
3,450
4,241
4,776
5,693
6,428
1,900
598
385
289
111
88
185
178
178
302
370
All Offenses
7,285
8,049
9,771
11,265
11,157
5,885
3,661
3,485
2,789
1,160
696
916
1,045
1,166
4,301
4,583

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
905
968
945
748
748
703
548
894
886
741
320
354
405
482
828
759
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
185
159
641
1,681
1,293
953
871
1,217
900
24
26
54
45
70
2,733
2,988
607
910
1,049
1,081
1,039
964
1,005
498
386
123
143
119
160
151
158
150
147
127
112
113
102
81
42
61
32
33
17
31
27
19
23
13
35
71
137
182
95
56
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,881
2,235
2,885
3,805
3,277
2,757
2,487
2,675
2,204
921
507
558
637
722
3,743
3,915

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
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
1,270
1,128
1,391
1,172
964
790
366
248
156
73
42
64
107
182
112
173
424
275
555
378
227
188
141
143
119
55
53
100
116
80
129
107
252
167
155
212
258
241
65
32
18
0
3
9
7
4
11
16
8
3
9
5
3
9
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
All Other Offenses
1,954
1,573
2,110
1,767
1,452
1,228
576
425
296
128
98
173
230
266
256
298