Summary Offense Charges

Year to Date Through 07/21/2026

Definitions | Limitations

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

  7%

6,606 Cases

All Offenses

  3%

5,506 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  26%

436 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
2,780
3,494
4,181
5,686
4,777
4,174
3,816
3,949
2,774
1,106
778
828
858
1,674
5,328
5,506
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,706
2,162
2,716
2,398
1,936
1,542
762
526
367
145
132
208
254
305
347
436
Uncategorized Offenses
5,328
6,445
7,036
8,405
9,530
2,548
848
640
392
134
156
297
221
240
477
664
All Offenses
10,814
12,102
13,933
16,489
16,243
8,264
5,441
5,115
3,544
1,385
1,069
1,333
1,333
2,219
6,152
6,606

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
1,414
1,448
1,301
1,068
1,038
990
789
1,328
1,284
890
489
548
533
838
1,229
1,119
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
0
0
2
1
0
4
1
5
270
226
1,052
2,523
1,831
1,448
1,332
1,884
917
25
53
75
68
599
3,863
4,135
851
1,540
1,502
1,675
1,639
1,529
1,602
651
524
138
203
163
217
199
205
228
199
193
155
164
137
121
63
75
48
53
31
41
40
34
30
19
44
87
170
256
132
85
30
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
2,780
3,494
4,181
5,686
4,777
4,174
3,816
3,949
2,774
1,106
778
828
858
1,674
5,328
5,506

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
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
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
1,751
1,574
1,820
1,613
1,291
1,015
498
327
216
88
60
81
127
206
164
268
594
338
675
469
278
224
166
156
127
56
64
109
116
94
148
135
351
239
209
306
364
291
88
41
19
0
8
17
9
5
24
30
10
11
12
10
3
12
10
2
5
1
0
1
2
0
11
3
All Other Offenses
2,706
2,162
2,716
2,398
1,936
1,542
762
526
367
145
132
208
254
305
347
436