Arrests

Year to Date Through 08/27/2025

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%

16,003 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  0%

4,871 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  0%

3,590 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -17%

2,467 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -6%

1,219 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
8,594
8,473
8,229
7,506
6,607
6,400
5,620
5,578
5,182
5,745
4,624
4,640
4,290
4,573
4,893
4,871
All Property Offenses
5,823
5,870
5,877
5,411
5,169
5,096
4,921
4,880
3,678
3,675
3,427
2,544
2,716
2,933
3,585
3,590
All Drug Offenses
12,951
12,207
10,962
11,280
9,856
7,765
6,979
8,245
8,011
8,557
4,365
3,755
3,093
2,788
2,955
2,467
All Firearm Possession
729
790
761
694
815
650
769
853
853
1,087
1,002
1,688
1,308
1,489
1,292
1,219
All Other Offenses
5,714
5,686
5,247
4,864
4,511
4,585
4,209
4,119
3,543
3,077
1,994
2,020
1,555
1,557
1,509
1,431
Uncategorized Offenses
4,400
4,860
4,808
4,589
4,320
4,437
4,130
4,293
4,454
4,754
2,117
1,824
1,967
2,048
2,509
2,425
All Offenses
38,211
37,886
35,884
34,344
31,278
28,933
26,628
27,968
25,721
26,895
17,529
16,471
14,929
15,388
16,743
16,003

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
111
89
138
117
72
80
86
49
58
94
113
119
130
133
123
108
62
58
56
35
32
37
44
36
45
53
39
48
58
49
47
45
244
214
193
190
153
149
147
151
135
182
155
237
215
216
198
158
287
253
266
233
188
215
184
221
244
216
182
179
156
104
123
123
158
234
216
191
344
180
224
178
148
187
153
141
207
257
256
227
1,475
1,421
1,481
1,381
1,181
1,167
902
908
744
780
550
506
559
589
521
452
3,707
3,634
3,658
3,410
2,862
2,784
2,525
2,278
2,035
2,329
1,964
1,932
1,719
1,868
2,189
2,148
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
211
373
367
280
342
234
275
301
346
1,675
1,717
1,345
1,211
1,140
1,109
938
905
802
883
661
545
493
510
528
626
30
47
39
39
23
32
31
19
22
22
11
28
25
22
36
76
235
172
228
186
172
172
130
171
176
197
125
182
140
152
126
140
42
48
55
39
38
32
44
42
39
44
50
59
41
38
64
54
50
46
48
52
39
43
49
47
31
67
51
50
103
123
98
88
518
540
506
422
363
400
316
362
330
324
290
272
210
237
283
280
All Violent Offenses
8,594
8,473
8,229
7,506
6,607
6,400
5,620
5,578
5,182
5,745
4,624
4,640
4,290
4,573
4,893
4,871

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
1,003
922
963
829
727
663
610
632
527
620
484
392
417
467
487
522
230
283
274
222
227
239
214
225
224
164
752
137
188
198
220
221
2,111
2,023
1,835
1,655
1,603
1,556
1,440
1,509
1,285
1,360
796
679
685
698
900
837
1,041
1,135
1,311
1,222
1,294
1,276
1,283
1,191
348
163
125
148
201
282
790
843
18
21
23
34
24
32
21
35
25
21
39
15
12
4
10
9
635
633
589
614
568
571
652
579
624
634
574
597
732
775
519
511
162
203
184
144
163
142
134
126
97
93
48
56
36
30
31
39
186
196
166
148
133
145
164
122
122
178
182
115
89
109
146
132
362
373
458
471
371
426
359
400
370
390
329
340
281
314
357
377
75
81
74
72
59
46
44
61
56
52
98
65
75
56
125
99
All Property Offenses
5,823
5,870
5,877
5,411
5,169
5,096
4,921
4,880
3,678
3,675
3,427
2,544
2,716
2,933
3,585
3,590

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
250
192
206
161
213
209
205
243
187
260
249
410
391
346
259
193
4,880
4,655
4,541
4,391
4,058
3,422
3,276
3,648
3,612
3,890
2,434
2,271
1,793
1,809
1,830
1,571
7,708
7,299
6,136
6,642
5,547
4,088
3,457
4,324
4,194
4,341
1,614
1,047
876
588
820
653
113
61
79
86
38
46
41
30
18
66
68
27
33
45
46
50
All Drug Offenses
12,951
12,207
10,962
11,280
9,856
7,765
6,979
8,245
8,011
8,557
4,365
3,755
3,093
2,788
2,955
2,467

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
259
295
300
279
337
272
321
343
405
498
420
633
575
659
543
533
433
460
430
404
458
365
424
490
429
571
558
1,029
703
803
709
638
3
5
2
0
3
3
4
4
3
5
2
2
2
3
3
2
34
30
29
11
17
10
20
16
16
13
22
24
28
24
37
46
All Firearm Possession
729
790
761
694
815
650
769
853
853
1,087
1,002
1,688
1,308
1,489
1,292
1,219

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
495
447
404
403
365
323
270
325
320
370
339
326
259
317
274
318
DUI
3,740
3,708
3,264
2,983
2,736
2,918
2,854
2,680
2,331
1,776
1,199
1,286
831
718
695
626
609
581
740
670
671
611
436
524
382
381
71
4
69
113
55
49
30
106
86
104
149
108
127
96
72
71
39
0
45
52
65
26
1
0
2
6
2
7
14
10
6
4
1
0
0
3
0
1
126
114
117
86
93
79
62
45
51
34
32
41
30
37
52
66
595
616
535
526
430
493
417
391
351
398
280
319
279
278
317
293
15
22
20
18
8
2
3
15
13
13
17
31
19
15
26
22
81
83
72
62
45
41
25
32
17
17
4
13
17
19
23
22
22
9
7
6
12
3
1
1
0
13
12
0
6
5
2
8
All Other Offenses
5,714
5,686
5,247
4,864
4,511
4,585
4,209
4,119
3,543
3,077
1,994
2,020
1,555
1,557
1,509
1,431