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Summary Offense Charges

Year End 12/31/2025

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

  87%

10,919 Cases

All Offenses

  90%

9,231 Cases

Property Offenses

  0%

0 Cases

Drug Offenses

  38%

761 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
2023
2024
2025
All Property Offenses
4,828
6,516
8,683
10,065
7,783
7,317
6,805
7,104
4,387
1,687
1,421
1,671
1,491
4,860
9,231
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
4,426
3,838
4,862
4,274
3,526
2,313
1,451
1,182
829
289
440
466
548
551
761
Uncategorized Offenses
9,110
11,295
13,516
15,410
14,006
3,400
1,558
1,064
622
196
345
437
384
425
927
All Offenses
18,364
21,650
27,061
29,749
25,315
13,031
9,829
9,350
5,852
2,172
2,209
2,574
2,423
5,836
10,919

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
2023
2024
2025
Retail Theft
2,576
2,652
2,347
1,993
1,799
1,682
1,393
2,351
2,471
1,317
877
1,135
874
1,888
2,125
Theft
4
2
2
1
1
2
0
9
2
0
4
1
0
10
2
Theft of Services
485
609
2,942
4,731
2,757
2,557
2,902
3,485
951
37
133
136
144
2,571
6,678
Trespass
1,332
2,710
2,747
2,648
2,795
2,762
2,351
1,115
860
254
342
331
410
334
368
Criminal Mischief
326
348
302
272
212
189
114
132
102
79
65
66
63
57
58
Other Property Crimes
105
195
343
420
219
125
45
12
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
4,828
6,516
8,683
10,065
7,783
7,317
6,805
7,104
4,387
1,687
1,421
1,671
1,491
4,860
9,231

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
2023
2024
2025
Drug Possession
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
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: Year End Count of Summary Cases Charged by Offense Category

Offense Category
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Disorderly Conduct
2,851
2,792
3,165
2,695
2,255
1,541
852
600
379
125
123
161
237
305
334
Alcohol Possession by Minor
1,027
629
1,290
972
630
369
448
489
413
161
296
281
286
235
368
Public Drunkenness
530
401
387
592
615
386
140
86
30
1
18
22
19
10
46
Illegal Dumping/Littering
18
16
20
15
26
17
11
7
7
2
3
2
6
1
13
All Other Offenses
4,426
3,838
4,862
4,274
3,526
2,313
1,451
1,182
829
289
440
466
548
551
761