Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 02/19/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  31%

1,226 Cases

All Offenses

  48%

1,061 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  -29%

93 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
536
706
873
1,151
1,151
890
827
885
965
521
242
198
280
231
717
1,061
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
463
505
582
513
407
372
163
125
79
73
11
43
130
43
131
93
Uncategorized Offenses
924
1,326
1,285
1,618
1,746
640
176
103
81
41
10
49
56
34
88
72
All Offenses
1,923
2,537
2,740
3,282
3,304
1,902
1,166
1,113
1,125
635
264
290
466
308
936
1,226

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
306
360
317
267
277
238
195
225
292
413
169
119
194
142
317
237
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
72
57
153
586
532
349
340
442
527
19
7
18
14
23
331
779
113
228
330
232
268
252
271
193
133
74
55
55
59
56
64
41
44
31
40
28
35
37
17
24
13
15
10
6
13
10
5
2
0
30
33
38
39
14
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
536
706
873
1,151
1,151
890
827
885
965
521
242
198
280
231
717
1,061

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
1
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
320
400
470
377
299
254
114
97
59
26
9
22
60
28
39
42
66
40
63
71
32
31
27
19
11
47
1
17
67
14
86
49
74
65
46
63
75
86
20
9
9
0
1
4
3
1
5
0
3
0
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
All Other Offenses
463
505
582
513
407
372
163
125
79
73
11
43
130
43
131
93