State's Attorney Felony Cases - Initiation Results by Offense Type and Defendant Race
datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov | Last Updated 3 Feb 2021The Initiation results data presented here reflects all of the arrests that came through the door of the State's Attorneys Office (SAO). Included in this data set are the defendant counts by race and initiation, their associated offense type, and year. An initiation is how an arrest turns into a “case” in the courts. Most cases are initiated through a process known as felony review, in which SAO attorneys make a decision whether or not to prosecute. Cases may also be indicted by a grand jury or, in narcotics cases, filed directly by law enforcement (labeled "BOND SET (Narcotics)" in this data). Included in this data set are the defendant counts by initiation and year. This data includes felony cases handled by the Criminal, Narcotics, and Special Prosecution Bureaus. It does not include information about cases processed through the Juvenile Justice and Civil Actions Bureaus.
This dataset has the following 5 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | year | number | The year in which the initiation occurred. | 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 view top 100 |
| INITIATION RESULT | initiation_result | text | Approved True Bill Rejected Continued Investigation BOND SET view top 100 | |
| OFFENSE TYPE | offense_type | text | Type of offense for the “Topline” charge. Many cases involve multiple charges stemming from the same incident. On a charging document, these various charges are called “counts.” This data report is based on Count 1 for each case, which is generally the most serious charge in a given case, and is commonly referred to as the “topline charge.” | Retail Theft UUW - Unlawful Use of Weapon Sex Crimes Other Offense Theft view top 100 |
| RACE | race | text | Race of the Defendant provided by the arresting law enforcement agency | Black White White [Hispanic or Latino] HISPANIC Asian view top 100 |
| DEFENDANT COUNT | defendant_count | number | Count of defendants | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |