Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 10/08/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  10%

9,562 Cases

All Offenses

  6%

7,762 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  25%

735 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
3,783
5,070
6,446
7,838
6,251
5,811
5,294
5,455
3,580
1,393
1,096
1,176
1,167
3,426
7,337
7,762
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,695
2,973
3,829
3,454
2,720
1,991
1,092
887
635
233
297
393
371
439
590
735
Uncategorized Offenses
7,542
9,005
10,417
12,311
12,237
3,013
1,346
871
534
169
245
382
317
307
737
1,065
All Offenses
15,020
17,049
20,692
23,603
21,208
10,816
7,747
7,213
4,761
1,795
1,641
1,951
1,855
4,172
8,664
9,562

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
1,954
2,044
1,850
1,478
1,414
1,315
1,096
1,805
1,866
1,105
679
784
718
1,322
1,692
1,569
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
6
2
0
2
1
0
8
1
6
401
422
1,842
3,641
2,301
2,036
2,096
2,641
937
31
93
110
108
1,780
5,313
5,804
1,108
2,189
2,277
2,160
2,192
2,185
1,982
883
698
191
278
229
290
267
292
347
249
271
231
207
166
158
85
109
76
66
44
51
51
49
39
36
67
142
244
351
177
116
35
11
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
3,783
5,070
6,446
7,838
6,251
5,811
5,294
5,455
3,580
1,393
1,096
1,176
1,167
3,426
7,337
7,762

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
2,314
2,134
2,456
2,149
1,733
1,300
670
418
294
107
91
130
161
253
265
438
906
494
1,073
825
493
338
299
394
307
123
191
241
196
181
267
231
457
333
281
468
486
336
113
68
27
1
15
21
12
5
45
62
18
12
19
12
8
17
10
7
7
2
0
1
2
0
13
4
All Other Offenses
3,695
2,973
3,829
3,454
2,720
1,991
1,092
887
635
233
297
393
371
439
590
735