Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 04/11/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  -1%

3,173 Cases

All Offenses

  -2%

2,749 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  10%

223 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
1,270
1,555
1,957
2,557
2,218
1,889
1,684
1,897
1,682
778
406
380
509
489
2,792
2,749
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,327
1,072
1,516
1,242
1,009
879
419
312
186
118
79
118
196
191
202
223
Uncategorized Offenses
2,308
2,947
3,246
3,549
4,172
1,365
395
275
205
91
45
120
137
103
220
201
All Offenses
4,905
5,574
6,719
7,348
7,399
4,133
2,498
2,484
2,073
987
531
618
842
783
3,214
3,173

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
611
703
642
549
518
485
387
627
598
618
254
233
330
312
605
535
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
130
101
430
1,218
967
718
622
849
762
24
21
36
33
53
2,054
2,103
417
608
703
607
590
580
643
376
300
111
116
89
124
111
116
101
100
84
83
75
73
65
24
43
22
25
14
22
22
13
17
8
10
59
99
108
70
41
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,270
1,555
1,957
2,557
2,218
1,889
1,684
1,897
1,682
778
406
380
509
489
2,792
2,749

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
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
886
779
986
834
670
553
266
195
113
65
24
38
90
126
81
121
265
166
423
264
164
139
97
90
60
53
53
72
101
61
111
92
169
125
102
140
174
183
52
27
12
0
2
8
5
4
9
8
7
2
5
4
1
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
All Other Offenses
1,327
1,072
1,516
1,242
1,009
879
419
312
186
118
79
118
196
191
202
223