Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 03/25/2023

Definitions | Limitations

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

  45%

696 Cases

All Offenses

  38%

436 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  116%

158 Cases

Other Offenses

All Offenses

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.
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 Opened by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Opened 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
All Property Offenses
1,028
1,268
1,556
2,054
1,837
1,556
1,381
1,541
1,439
769
356
316
436
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,060
847
1,149
973
786
722
344
250
149
115
73
73
158
Uncategorized Offenses
1,918
2,442
2,580
2,823
3,174
1,134
335
213
151
81
28
90
102
All Offenses
4,006
4,557
5,285
5,850
5,797
3,412
2,060
2,004
1,739
965
458
479
696

Property

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.
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 Opened by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Opened 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
502
588
519
469
443
397
327
482
494
614
231
202
293
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
118
86
338
1,015
821
631
531
693
677
24
14
22
28
317
483
555
440
454
438
495
330
246
109
97
75
97
80
62
69
53
57
57
21
34
22
22
13
17
18
10
49
75
77
62
33
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,028
1,268
1,556
2,054
1,837
1,556
1,381
1,541
1,439
769
356
316
436

Drugs

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.
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 Opened by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Opened 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

Other

The offense categories have recently changed. Please see this data story and the definitions page for more information.
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 Opened by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Opened 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
697
657
849
698
551
447
231
164
92
62
19
35
80
212
80
208
166
87
109
66
61
45
53
53
30
75
145
108
87
107
147
164
43
25
11
0
1
8
3
6
2
5
2
1
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,060
847
1,149
973
786
722
344
250
149
115
73
73
158