Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 07/01/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  5%

5,805 Cases

All Offenses

  1%

4,875 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  21%

386 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
2,525
3,083
3,719
5,068
4,302
3,746
3,353
3,547
2,576
1,061
664
735
793
1,266
4,832
4,875
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,501
1,990
2,517
2,180
1,788
1,497
706
497
344
139
124
192
249
291
319
386
Uncategorized Offenses
4,789
5,793
6,354
7,438
8,496
2,415
756
565
345
128
141
272
212
226
402
544
All Offenses
9,815
10,866
12,590
14,686
14,586
7,658
4,829
4,609
3,276
1,328
932
1,199
1,254
1,783
5,553
5,805

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
1,270
1,269
1,202
975
948
899
712
1,214
1,135
852
413
477
495
702
1,113
1,014
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
5
243
206
889
2,225
1,642
1,273
1,147
1,645
911
24
41
69
61
355
3,501
3,636
785
1,352
1,337
1,487
1,463
1,386
1,410
607
487
132
181
149
203
178
189
204
181
173
135
148
126
113
58
71
42
53
28
40
34
29
28
16
44
83
155
233
123
75
26
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
2,525
3,083
3,719
5,068
4,302
3,746
3,353
3,547
2,576
1,061
664
735
793
1,266
4,832
4,875

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
14
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
11
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
1,602
1,430
1,678
1,469
1,190
986
454
304
195
84
56
74
122
193
152
234
570
326
629
440
268
219
160
153
126
55
62
103
116
94
148
126
319
226
198
261
327
281
83
38
18
0
6
15
9
4
15
23
10
8
12
10
3
11
9
2
5
0
0
0
2
0
4
3
All Other Offenses
2,501
1,990
2,517
2,180
1,788
1,497
706
497
344
139
124
192
249
291
319
386