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Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 08/16/2026

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

  12%

7,778 Cases

All Offenses

  8%

6,460 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  33%

513 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
3,105
3,992
4,948
6,385
5,262
4,624
4,321
4,396
3,052
1,193
879
939
952
2,225
6,003
6,460
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,976
2,350
2,918
2,683
2,111
1,623
826
578
398
150
158
220
283
359
385
513
Uncategorized Offenses
6,061
7,234
8,048
9,748
10,589
2,675
1,053
731
442
144
199
326
250
265
564
805
All Offenses
12,142
13,577
15,914
18,816
17,962
8,922
6,215
5,705
3,903
1,487
1,239
1,485
1,485
2,849
6,952
7,778

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
Retail Theft
1,599
1,636
1,494
1,192
1,163
1,083
892
1,469
1,497
959
554
619
592
998
1,362
1,268
Theft
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
6
1
0
2
1
0
5
1
5
Theft of Services
303
274
1,287
2,879
1,991
1,611
1,526
2,094
928
29
69
89
81
967
4,369
4,897
Trespass
935
1,769
1,793
1,841
1,814
1,701
1,800
731
569
150
222
188
236
217
238
262
Criminal Mischief
214
216
184
178
145
134
72
88
56
55
32
42
43
38
33
28
Other Property Crimes
52
97
189
294
149
94
31
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
3,105
3,992
4,948
6,385
5,262
4,624
4,321
4,396
3,052
1,193
879
939
952
2,225
6,003
6,460

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
Drug Possession
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
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
Disorderly Conduct
1,914
1,723
1,971
1,777
1,406
1,078
541
351
239
93
75
92
134
220
183
298
Alcohol Possession by Minor
668
355
708
534
295
231
180
172
134
56
71
110
138
134
153
167
Public Drunkenness
384
260
226
362
407
302
95
51
20
0
12
17
9
5
37
45
Illegal Dumping/Littering
10
12
13
10
3
12
10
4
5
1
0
1
2
0
12
3
All Other Offenses
2,976
2,350
2,918
2,683
2,111
1,623
826
578
398
150
158
220
283
359
385
513