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Summary Offense Charges

Year End 12/31/2022

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

  15%

2,514 Cases

All Offenses

  17%

1,661 Cases

Property Offenses

  -100%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  6%

466 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: Year End Count of Summary Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
All Property Offenses
4,827
6,516
8,683
10,065
7,783
7,317
6,805
7,101
4,387
1,683
1,418
1,661
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
All Other Offenses
4,426
3,838
4,862
4,275
3,525
2,313
1,450
1,182
829
288
439
466
Uncategorized Offenses
9,109
11,295
13,516
15,409
14,007
3,400
1,556
1,053
613
188
323
387
All Offenses
18,362
21,650
27,061
29,749
25,315
13,031
9,826
9,336
5,843
2,159
2,183
2,514

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: Year End Count of Summary Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Retail Theft
2,576
2,652
2,347
1,993
1,799
1,682
1,393
2,350
2,471
1,315
877
1,134
Theft
4
2
2
1
1
2
0
9
2
0
4
1
Theft of Services
484
609
2,942
4,730
2,757
2,557
2,902
3,483
951
36
130
129
Trespass
1,332
2,710
2,747
2,648
2,795
2,762
2,351
1,115
860
254
342
330
Criminal Mischief
326
348
302
272
212
189
114
132
102
78
65
65
Other Property Crimes
105
195
343
421
219
125
45
12
1
0
0
2
All Property Offenses
4,827
6,516
8,683
10,065
7,783
7,317
6,805
7,101
4,387
1,683
1,418
1,661

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: Year End Count of Summary Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Drug Possession
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
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: Year End Count of Summary Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Disorderly Conduct
2,851
2,792
3,165
2,696
2,255
1,541
851
600
379
124
122
161
Alcohol Possession by Minor
1,027
629
1,290
972
629
369
448
489
413
161
296
281
Public Drunkenness
530
401
387
592
615
386
140
86
30
1
18
22
Illegal Dumping/Littering
18
16
20
15
26
17
11
7
7
2
3
2
All Other Offenses
4,426
3,838
4,862
4,275
3,525
2,313
1,450
1,182
829
288
439
466