Arrests

Year to Date Through 09/16/2025

Definitions | Limitations

The data below show Philadelphia totals for people arrested by local and state law enforcement agencies for different offense types. The facts associated with each arrest are submitted to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO). The DAO then determines which charges to bring.

  -4%

17,390 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  -1%

5,288 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  2%

3,909 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -17%

2,638 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -4%

1,336 Arrests YTD

Firearm Possession

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
9,325
9,127
8,935
8,115
7,174
6,941
6,106
6,031
5,656
6,260
5,075
5,022
4,678
4,945
5,319
5,288
All Property Offenses
6,264
6,366
6,389
5,838
5,641
5,547
5,396
5,271
3,951
3,964
3,654
2,782
2,965
3,184
3,847
3,909
All Drug Offenses
13,875
13,259
11,941
12,132
10,664
8,426
7,475
8,900
8,670
9,321
4,715
4,037
3,334
3,021
3,191
2,638
All Firearm Possession
799
856
829
760
859
708
845
939
924
1,169
1,152
1,790
1,423
1,642
1,395
1,336
All Other Offenses
6,183
6,143
5,678
5,253
4,927
4,959
4,536
4,444
3,867
3,291
2,180
2,182
1,690
1,723
1,631
1,569
Uncategorized Offenses
4,698
5,283
5,231
5,009
4,687
4,833
4,522
4,674
4,870
5,155
2,268
1,964
2,139
2,220
2,710
2,650
All Offenses
41,144
41,034
39,003
37,107
33,952
31,414
28,880
30,259
27,938
29,160
19,044
17,777
16,229
16,735
18,093
17,390

Violent

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
95
151
124
79
89
88
54
62
104
123
123
143
147
128
110
66
64
58
40
32
40
48
39
49
57
42
50
59
52
48
46
259
243
216
211
162
162
168
163
147
195
171
249
238
232
209
171
306
277
287
250
210
229
197
237
260
231
200
198
168
115
131
130
171
252
243
201
366
193
243
192
162
216
168
150
229
282
277
250
1,599
1,513
1,632
1,484
1,274
1,272
987
993
831
873
593
564
606
623
579
504
4,036
3,926
3,936
3,703
3,116
3,015
2,766
2,447
2,211
2,510
2,157
2,086
1,885
2,035
2,382
2,323
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
228
405
399
313
368
254
293
325
382
1,823
1,847
1,463
1,305
1,235
1,205
989
985
871
953
714
590
527
543
569
680
32
50
41
42
26
33
36
20
22
26
14
34
26
22
48
78
243
189
241
199
178
187
143
183
195
215
145
189
149
164
136
149
47
51
59
45
46
34
49
42
42
48
54
64
47
45
66
59
55
52
52
56
42
49
52
50
36
73
56
57
117
131
109
93
565
568
556
455
408
433
340
398
363
360
325
300
230
261
312
313
All Violent Offenses
9,325
9,127
8,935
8,115
7,174
6,941
6,106
6,031
5,656
6,260
5,075
5,022
4,678
4,945
5,319
5,288

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
1,087
1,014
1,036
904
792
726
668
695
585
676
523
434
436
501
515
570
260
300
296
241
257
267
255
239
233
170
770
146
206
226
233
238
2,246
2,194
2,005
1,785
1,764
1,698
1,574
1,624
1,377
1,477
856
733
764
775
961
929
1,125
1,213
1,430
1,321
1,414
1,371
1,402
1,275
361
176
136
169
222
310
833
895
21
22
25
35
24
39
23
37
32
21
39
16
19
4
11
10
687
691
642
650
608
620
719
623
676
686
627
662
792
816
573
565
173
220
195
149
173
155
146
132
106
97
51
59
40
32
36
43
201
207
178
165
145
153
173
136
132
191
191
129
95
119
159
145
383
414
493
512
402
466
388
436
388
418
359
366
310
338
393
409
81
91
89
76
62
52
48
74
61
52
102
68
81
63
133
105
All Property Offenses
6,264
6,366
6,389
5,838
5,641
5,547
5,396
5,271
3,951
3,964
3,654
2,782
2,965
3,184
3,847
3,909

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
272
207
218
171
232
233
217
265
206
287
293
436
420
369
283
209
5,230
5,071
4,927
4,705
4,321
3,726
3,483
3,933
3,908
4,254
2,623
2,445
1,922
1,969
1,964
1,680
8,251
7,916
6,715
7,166
6,069
4,419
3,727
4,672
4,537
4,710
1,730
1,129
952
637
893
696
122
65
81
90
42
48
48
30
19
70
69
27
40
46
51
53
All Drug Offenses
13,875
13,259
11,941
12,132
10,664
8,426
7,475
8,900
8,670
9,321
4,715
4,037
3,334
3,021
3,191
2,638

Firearms

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
289
315
326
306
350
294
357
382
439
546
480
670
631
727
587
582
472
503
468
441
489
401
458
536
466
603
644
1,092
757
884
764
704
3
6
2
0
3
3
4
4
3
5
2
3
4
3
3
2
35
32
33
13
17
10
26
17
16
15
26
25
31
28
41
48
All Firearm Possession
799
856
829
760
859
708
845
939
924
1,169
1,152
1,790
1,423
1,642
1,395
1,336

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 Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Arrests by Police Suggested Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
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
555
475
432
434
405
339
303
345
363
395
374
361
286
347
300
343
DUI
4,050
3,990
3,531
3,207
2,974
3,147
3,058
2,878
2,539
1,892
1,320
1,382
901
803
743
685
637
635
807
722
730
657
483
569
415
411
71
7
81
124
62
59
30
130
101
123
173
122
131
118
76
84
39
0
45
63
70
26
2
0
2
7
5
7
16
12
6
4
1
0
0
4
0
1
140
121
121
98
96
92
68
47
56
37
35
45
31
38
59
70
638
668
579
567
472
548
443
426
381
422
303
342
300
303
344
327
16
23
22
20
10
2
3
15
14
16
21
31
19
17
27
25
93
92
76
67
50
42
29
33
17
17
4
14
19
19
24
25
22
9
7
8
12
3
2
1
0
13
12
0
8
5
2
8
All Other Offenses
6,183
6,143
5,678
5,253
4,927
4,959
4,536
4,444
3,867
3,291
2,180
2,182
1,690
1,723
1,631
1,569