Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 04/30/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  2%

3,859 Cases

All Offenses

  1%

3,338 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  5%

251 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
1,535
1,871
2,373
3,130
2,696
2,349
2,040
2,263
1,961
791
452
472
572
599
3,296
3,338
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
1,586
1,350
1,810
1,518
1,242
1,058
508
359
258
121
84
148
225
245
240
251
Uncategorized Offenses
2,873
3,532
3,991
4,601
5,254
1,640
498
323
257
98
73
155
148
146
250
270
All Offenses
5,994
6,753
8,174
9,249
9,192
5,047
3,046
2,945
2,476
1,010
612
775
945
990
3,786
3,859

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
736
825
782
636
633
598
453
769
736
625
281
298
373
396
716
637
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
154
123
525
1,424
1,125
816
749
1,014
858
24
24
45
38
61
2,423
2,569
492
753
846
829
771
821
791
425
341
114
129
103
138
128
137
119
130
106
98
97
89
71
33
51
26
28
17
26
23
14
19
11
21
64
122
144
78
43
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
1,535
1,871
2,373
3,130
2,696
2,349
2,040
2,263
1,961
791
452
472
572
599
3,296
3,338

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
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
1,063
967
1,188
1,003
823
663
315
214
138
68
29
47
102
169
98
139
314
237
492
337
204
173
129
114
104
53
53
93
116
72
128
100
202
144
123
174
212
214
60
31
15
0
2
8
7
4
10
10
7
2
7
4
3
8
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
All Other Offenses
1,586
1,350
1,810
1,518
1,242
1,058
508
359
258
121
84
148
225
245
240
251