Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 03/17/2024

Definitions | Limitations

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

  -33%

440 Cases

All Offenses

  -18%

340 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -65%

55 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
2010 YTD
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
All Property Offenses
886
882
1,129
1,391
1,834
1,665
1,405
1,253
1,404
1,319
767
330
287
416
340
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
866
909
789
1,059
885
701
641
299
231
117
112
51
70
155
55
Uncategorized Offenses
1,787
1,650
2,227
2,307
2,521
2,873
989
303
175
120
77
21
82
86
45
All Offenses
3,539
3,441
4,145
4,757
5,240
5,239
3,035
1,855
1,810
1,556
956
403
439
657
440

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
2010 YTD
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
466
451
531
475
422
399
347
301
428
443
613
216
180
276
211
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
126
109
78
280
916
751
590
484
632
637
24
12
21
28
37
195
246
428
506
392
409
389
443
310
221
108
90
74
95
83
87
72
53
67
47
52
52
20
32
18
22
11
12
17
9
11
3
39
63
57
54
27
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
886
882
1,129
1,391
1,834
1,665
1,405
1,253
1,404
1,319
767
330
287
416
340

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
2010 YTD
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
2010 YTD
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
650
583
607
777
625
488
410
201
149
82
60
17
34
77
37
92
198
79
195
161
81
77
57
59
23
52
33
30
75
16
122
124
101
82
97
131
152
37
23
11
0
1
6
3
2
2
4
2
5
2
1
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
866
909
789
1,059
885
701
641
299
231
117
112
51
70
155
55