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Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 05/27/2023

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

  12%

1,019 Cases

All Offenses

  12%

635 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  31%

228 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 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
1,976
2,400
3,017
3,983
3,434
2,917
2,641
2,800
2,258
971
525
569
635
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,028
1,641
2,168
1,832
1,499
1,279
588
440
308
129
101
174
228
Uncategorized Offenses
3,679
4,511
5,033
5,905
6,705
1,962
619
401
293
113
89
168
156
All Offenses
7,683
8,552
10,218
11,720
11,638
6,158
3,848
3,641
2,859
1,213
718
911
1,019

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 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
952
1,021
988
783
782
737
580
933
923
790
331
367
407
Theft
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
Theft of Services
197
169
675
1,756
1,344
984
909
1,288
900
24
28
49
42
Trespass
627
1,000
1,098
1,135
1,106
1,056
1,084
510
401
124
147
121
159
Criminal Mischief
158
134
116
116
105
83
45
64
34
33
18
32
27
Other Property Crimes
40
76
139
193
97
57
23
2
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,976
2,400
3,017
3,983
3,434
2,917
2,641
2,800
2,258
971
525
569
635

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 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
3
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
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 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
1,312
1,176
1,436
1,219
998
830
375
260
164
74
44
64
106
Alcohol Possession by Minor
446
283
563
390
231
191
142
145
122
55
53
100
116
Public Drunkenness
262
179
158
218
267
249
67
33
18
0
4
10
6
Illegal Dumping/Littering
8
3
11
5
3
9
4
2
4
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,028
1,641
2,168
1,832
1,499
1,279
588
440
308
129
101
174
228