Case Length

Year to Date Through 01/20/2025

Definitions | Limitations

Case Length is a measure of the number of days between arrest and resolution in a case. It reflects the efficiency of a criminal justice system. Faster case resolution can be a deterrent to crime; it also allows victims and the accused to move on with their lives more quickly.

316 days

to Complete

Non-Fatal Shooting

Cases

764 days

to Complete

Homicide

Cases

36,919

Cases Currently Open

All Offenses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
All Violent Offenses
169
170
134
126
126
116
118
153
140
139
237
331
205
150
157
All Property Offenses
168
175
167
135
172
112
127
119
136
182
301
429
166
135
164
All Drug Offenses
176
169
194
177
201
153
207
179
182
212
419
486
330
295
226
All Firearm Possession
178
218
224
284
236
252
282
268
234
191
270
406
306
254
335
All Other Offenses
221
218
236
186
148
145
202
168
177
189
402
481
251
234
186
Uncategorized Offenses
166
176
166
146
152
155
146
178
134
124
171
208
89
97
122
All Offenses
176
178
173
151
171
137
159
162
165
183
296
418
239
185
185

Violent

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
618
586
712
646
830
866
448
710
3,446
387
0
645
539
784
660
762
1,165
462
591
478
396
390
460
772
7,859
0
484
807
915
869
378
212
671
514
721
562
138
752
1,834
1,117
183
880
266
220
157
382
377
584
854
909
904
480
584
228
556
186
331
477
321
316
260
291
173
392
430
90
686
330
532
378
181
250
890
383
429
326
152
441
129
167
207
242
550
92
292
320
230
126
246
220
102
146
119
119
171
90
122
79
124
148
249
146
118
91
113
157
164
133
125
112
106
109
148
150
115
188
286
215
141
151
·
·
·
·
·
0
0
80
72
87
204
121
63
93
93
152
146
79
84
83
97
79
77
105
130
266
370
96
112
158
121
97
187
99
1,411
143
112
368
311
273
294
328
452
148
102
170
173
139
81
94
238
226
196
320
155
179
465
753
246
256
207
109
0
643
231
120
592
295
100
353
234
331
208
399
259
161
218
202
388
114
529
216
591
269
359
294
236
530
187
85
178
185
121
119
110
78
90
72
127
136
263
392
113
145
146
All Violent Offenses
169
170
134
126
126
116
118
153
140
139
237
331
205
150
157

Property

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
170
164
167
109
107
105
120
107
96
128
262
379
245
131
218
169
198
170
120
186
293
159
191
94
38
212
525
211
105
317
181
196
140
144
168
126
167
119
139
190
571
394
153
114
175
106
114
118
103
116
96
103
84
291
258
142
268
148
111
139
162
316
244
169
346
184
156
149
111
238
400
515
885
0
165
174
200
355
170
186
121
126
126
112
201
103
405
124
194
158
261
212
190
202
214
165
162
111
170
111
1,764
459
876
335
136
140
141
290
133
167
120
178
198
118
138
307
296
121
202
124
237
196
229
197
683
79
169
148
176
397
280
381
91
262
217
385
60
176
109
70
244
75
364
110
0
31
548
0
712
354
All Property Offenses
168
175
167
135
172
112
127
119
136
182
301
429
166
135
164

Drugs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
485
524
413
430
804
408
447
318
117
219
0
451
174
235
244
248
238
267
228
296
196
240
208
186
214
512
510
444
350
262
144
126
142
142
168
130
154
156
182
209
320
392
151
156
103
218
121
320
172
206
194
96
504
80
352
398
704
126
352
329
All Drug Offenses
176
169
194
177
201
153
207
179
182
212
419
486
330
295
226

Firearms

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
214
221
275
355
343
258
338
258
257
226
312
537
288
260
263
159
217
235
204
161
272
286
255
196
108
236
349
312
262
429
79
242
176
300
186
170
176
426
238
453
528
823
301
186
294
358
135
128
230
157
98
243
343
961
434
273
442
452
188
357
All Firearm Possession
178
218
224
284
236
252
282
268
234
191
270
406
306
254
335

Other

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Due to court closures, cases have remained open for much longer than normal. The increase in median days to disposition for cases in 2020 and 2021 is a result of this.

Yearly Median Days to Disposition by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Median Days to Disposition 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
123
121
120
103
110
98
84
90
103
300
258
163
262
205
200
DUI
300
308
262
275
201
184
255
215
198
214
463
551
278
328
225
133
88
180
120
94
141
91
107
546
434
4,892
0
6,353
2,681
3,878
52
89
78
84
166
62
70
126
119
108
384
0
0
123
0
0
0
0
192
263
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
256
155
328
84
95
264
341
192
182
0
0
514
798
194
68
107
142
78
97
91
72
52
89
122
123
148
466
126
143
142
0
0
0
145
365
0
0
0
0
0
0
159
148
76
0
128
48
306
106
104
81
190
154
95
124
1,722
418
226
0
396
78
777
0
293
276
0
60
103
0
0
0
0
195
0
0
All Other Offenses
221
218
236
186
148
145
202
168
177
189
402
481
251
234
186