Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 06/09/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  10%

5,319 Cases

All Offenses

  8%

4,547 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  21%

340 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
2,164
2,678
3,279
4,421
3,761
3,219
2,859
3,088
2,385
1,016
577
630
706
911
4,217
4,547
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,268
1,766
2,331
1,977
1,619
1,368
644
452
317
137
105
181
240
272
281
340
Uncategorized Offenses
4,091
4,986
5,543
6,504
7,361
2,108
670
474
318
121
97
200
193
205
344
432
All Offenses
8,523
9,430
11,153
12,902
12,741
6,695
4,175
4,014
3,025
1,274
782
1,011
1,139
1,388
4,842
5,319

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
1,066
1,110
1,063
865
844
802
632
1,044
1,000
822
363
402
447
581
960
907
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
5
207
190
771
1,906
1,469
1,090
976
1,427
905
24
31
58
50
148
3,062
3,446
687
1,153
1,178
1,310
1,222
1,176
1,177
540
445
126
159
135
179
160
167
175
162
147
123
130
117
91
50
68
35
44
23
35
30
21
27
14
40
78
143
210
109
60
24
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
2,164
2,678
3,279
4,421
3,761
3,219
2,859
3,088
2,385
1,016
577
630
706
911
4,217
4,547

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
1,437
1,265
1,552
1,324
1,080
889
411
270
173
82
48
70
116
184
128
205
532
305
596
408
245
208
153
145
122
55
53
100
116
84
136
114
289
193
172
239
291
262
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
2
All Other Offenses
2,268
1,766
2,331
1,977
1,619
1,368
644
452
317
137
105
181
240
272
281
340