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Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 10/20/2024

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

  77%

3,341 Cases

All Offenses

  110%

2,554 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  12%

424 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
3,941
3,932
5,347
6,751
8,180
6,507
6,060
5,487
5,664
3,693
1,455
1,139
1,237
1,219
2,554
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
4,607
3,792
3,119
3,996
3,593
2,887
2,051
1,189
981
686
239
334
395
380
424
Uncategorized Offenses
8,340
7,851
9,434
10,861
12,862
12,511
3,093
1,376
894
546
165
266
358
289
363
All Offenses
16,888
15,575
17,901
21,608
24,635
21,905
11,205
8,067
7,539
4,937
1,859
1,742
1,990
1,888
3,341

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
Retail Theft
2,169
2,040
2,140
1,926
1,544
1,466
1,383
1,144
1,875
1,946
1,145
705
831
746
1,302
Theft
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
6
2
0
2
1
0
8
Theft of Services
377
412
453
1,956
3,820
2,375
2,122
2,191
2,743
938
31
100
108
112
932
Trespass
1,061
1,149
2,314
2,369
2,225
2,306
2,277
2,028
914
727
213
287
241
308
269
Criminal Mischief
300
259
286
242
227
172
160
88
115
79
66
45
55
53
43
Other Property Crimes
29
68
152
256
363
187
117
36
11
1
0
0
1
0
0
All Property Offenses
3,941
3,932
5,347
6,751
8,180
6,507
6,060
5,487
5,664
3,693
1,455
1,139
1,237
1,219
2,554

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
Drug Possession
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
12
0
3
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
Disorderly Conduct
2,839
2,391
2,253
2,549
2,228
1,813
1,351
707
460
309
111
96
132
165
239
Alcohol Possession by Minor
1,222
917
508
1,139
866
554
339
355
444
343
125
219
241
199
177
Public Drunkenness
522
466
346
289
485
506
344
117
70
27
1
16
21
12
7
Illegal Dumping/Littering
24
18
12
19
14
14
17
10
7
7
2
3
1
4
1
All Other Offenses
4,607
3,792
3,119
3,996
3,593
2,887
2,051
1,189
981
686
239
334
395
380
424