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COVID-19 has changed the criminal legal system

During the pandemic, the criminal legal system has operated completely differently than it normally does. We have indicated this by marking areas during the pandemic in red. The changes that can be observed on our dashboard include: 1) isolation, closed schools, and the loss of community programming has led to an increase in serious violent crime, 2) police have made fewer arrests overall (in particular for minor offenses), 3) court policies and other restrictions meant to keep people safe have also disrupted or delayed court hearings and led to a significant increase in open cases forced dismissals and withdrawals. See our report on the justice system during COVID-19 to learn more.

This is a Year-to-Date (YTD) report

This report is intended to allow for year-to-year comparisons and only shows data through February 05 for each year. Early in the year, when few cases have been processed, any given number could be anomalously high or low. To view year-end numbers, please refer to the Year-End reports in the Reports menu at the top of this page.

Understood

Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 02/05/2023

Definitions | Limitations

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

  10%

228 Cases

All Offenses

  34%

177 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -5%

35 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

369

484

593

886

844

634

628

658

694

375

184

132

177

All Drug Offenses

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

All Other Offenses

318

372

403

384

284

279

95

84

57

40

5

37

35

Uncategorized Offenses

595

903

851

1,214

1,269

449

108

67

54

33

7

39

16

All Offenses

1,282

1,759

1,847

2,484

2,397

1,362

831

809

805

448

197

208

228

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

Retail Theft

219

268

216

200

209

183

152

132

193

295

139

72

123

Theft

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

Theft of Services

51

46

89

460

387

234

267

356

388

13

6

10

8

Trespass

73

128

236

174

199

178

199

154

103

53

31

45

36

Criminal Mischief

25

24

30

21

25

28

8

15

10

14

7

5

10

Other Property Crimes

0

18

22

31

24

11

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

All Property Offenses

369

484

593

886

844

634

628

658

694

375

184

132

177

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

Drug Possession

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

Disorderly Conduct

205

304

323

280

213

189

66

64

39

11

4

19

15

Alcohol Possession by Minor

56

24

52

60

19

22

18

14

11

29

1

15

19

Public Drunkenness

54

44

27

42

51

67

9

6

7

0

0

3

1

Illegal Dumping/Littering

3

0

1

2

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

All Other Offenses

318

372

403

384

284

279

95

84

57

40

5

37

35

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