Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 06/11/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  9%

5,386 Cases

All Offenses

  7%

4,596 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  23%

349 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
2,209
2,703
3,309
4,480
3,815
3,291
2,922
3,119
2,395
1,018
586
640
711
934
4,287
4,596
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,290
1,787
2,340
1,997
1,628
1,378
647
457
320
137
109
181
242
272
283
349
Uncategorized Offenses
4,190
5,037
5,621
6,573
7,523
2,133
681
475
320
122
101
201
195
205
356
441
All Offenses
8,689
9,527
11,270
13,050
12,966
6,802
4,252
4,051
3,040
1,277
799
1,022
1,148
1,411
4,926
5,386

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
1,094
1,123
1,080
881
851
813
634
1,056
1,008
823
368
411
451
589
979
920
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
5
208
193
774
1,929
1,480
1,116
991
1,444
906
24
32
58
51
160
3,113
3,477
701
1,160
1,188
1,325
1,256
1,208
1,223
542
446
126
162
136
179
162
167
180
163
149
123
132
118
93
50
68
35
45
23
35
30
22
27
14
41
78
143
213
110
61
24
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
2,209
2,703
3,309
4,480
3,815
3,291
2,922
3,119
2,395
1,018
586
640
711
934
4,287
4,596

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
2
0
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
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
1,451
1,281
1,561
1,341
1,085
897
414
274
176
82
51
70
118
184
130
210
538
306
596
408
245
208
153
146
122
55
54
100
116
84
136
117
291
197
172
242
295
264
74
35
18
0
4
11
8
4
13
19
10
3
11
6
3
9
6
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
All Other Offenses
2,290
1,787
2,340
1,997
1,628
1,378
647
457
320
137
109
181
242
272
283
349