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Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 07/25/2024

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

  42%

1,878 Cases

All Offenses

  48%

1,295 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  16%

298 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
2,850
2,825
3,584
4,328
5,836
4,885
4,235
3,919
4,020
2,820
1,114
795
829
874
1,295
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,136
2,781
2,194
2,745
2,426
1,981
1,552
767
532
373
145
133
211
256
298
Uncategorized Offenses
5,851
5,401
6,536
7,186
8,631
9,705
2,553
860
641
404
137
155
282
193
285
All Offenses
11,837
11,007
12,315
14,259
16,893
16,571
8,340
5,561
5,193
3,608
1,396
1,086
1,322
1,323
1,878

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
1,508
1,445
1,478
1,324
1,096
1,064
1,001
811
1,359
1,319
898
500
553
543
799
Theft
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
0
0
2
1
0
4
Theft of Services
270
273
230
1,105
2,594
1,869
1,485
1,360
1,916
918
24
55
70
69
275
Trespass
814
859
1,591
1,566
1,707
1,679
1,539
1,653
657
532
139
207
164
221
190
Criminal Mischief
231
200
195
158
166
139
123
65
77
50
53
31
41
41
27
Other Property Crimes
25
46
90
174
273
134
86
30
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
2,850
2,825
3,584
4,328
5,836
4,885
4,235
3,919
4,020
2,820
1,114
795
829
874
1,295

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
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
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
2,055
1,769
1,600
1,848
1,633
1,322
1,025
503
331
222
88
61
84
128
199
Alcohol Possession by Minor
704
649
343
675
475
280
224
166
157
127
56
64
109
117
94
Public Drunkenness
365
353
240
210
308
376
291
88
42
19
0
8
17
9
5
Illegal Dumping/Littering
12
10
11
12
10
3
12
10
2
5
1
0
1
2
0
All Other Offenses
3,136
2,781
2,194
2,745
2,426
1,981
1,552
767
532
373
145
133
211
256
298