Arrests

Year to Date Through 04/14/2024

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.

  9%

7,049 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  4%

2,018 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  21%

1,439 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  18%

1,407 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -16%

508 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
All Violent Offenses
3,533
3,405
3,400
3,020
2,692
2,520
2,284
2,296
2,187
2,338
2,171
1,941
1,757
1,935
2,018
All Property Offenses
2,380
2,345
2,551
2,176
2,104
2,073
2,057
2,005
1,630
1,709
1,282
1,129
1,102
1,193
1,439
All Drug Offenses
5,521
5,734
4,720
5,000
3,968
3,340
3,266
3,470
3,664
3,854
2,597
1,695
1,293
1,194
1,407
All Firearm Possession
319
350
342
302
330
253
344
324
369
463
399
816
529
604
508
All Other Offenses
2,529
2,619
2,416
2,189
1,875
2,090
1,906
1,735
1,513
1,383
979
877
597
660
616
Uncategorized Offenses
1,988
2,015
2,126
2,056
1,787
1,787
1,802
1,709
1,772
1,917
1,403
782
791
888
1,061
All Offenses
16,270
16,468
15,555
14,743
12,756
12,063
11,659
11,539
11,135
11,664
8,831
7,240
6,069
6,474
7,049

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
51
42
54
49
31
39
40
30
24
44
47
59
60
60
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
29
94
95
101
87
66
39
78
59
49
87
68
86
92
102
84
120
107
112
99
90
82
76
91
102
93
74
67
66
39
57
71
95
117
78
153
92
139
83
72
76
82
70
82
89
115
607
554
624
528
509
476
377
370
337
310
319
248
199
257
195
1,532
1,487
1,512
1,382
1,155
1,075
994
946
844
916
843
795
748
806
862
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
67
140
140
167
130
97
108
139
701
672
540
488
436
454
381
375
365
384
324
231
190
229
208
13
17
17
14
5
10
13
9
14
11
6
14
10
11
9
95
76
85
77
71
67
48
80
80
91
59
77
59
49
63
19
16
20
24
13
13
19
19
18
21
17
22
19
13
26
19
17
23
24
10
18
14
25
14
22
25
28
49
57
43
211
227
195
170
153
155
105
142
128
142
138
114
86
113
129
All Violent Offenses
3,533
3,405
3,400
3,020
2,692
2,520
2,284
2,296
2,187
2,338
2,171
1,941
1,757
1,935
2,018

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
447
361
438
351
323
293
227
218
228
276
220
171
201
187
215
81
116
97
112
75
80
69
115
96
73
81
60
67
66
103
822
783
781
608
616
603
589
578
531
647
387
313
272
305
368
434
441
577
516
503
519
570
537
241
88
67
59
70
92
261
5
14
11
14
11
14
4
12
11
10
10
6
4
2
7
269
272
250
194
272
247
297
236
267
299
236
287
302
340
215
64
70
92
49
69
63
70
47
37
46
30
32
18
12
10
73
99
76
66
61
69
77
54
61
82
99
42
37
42
59
151
160
195
231
153
167
139
182
137
170
145
135
116
131
149
34
29
34
35
21
18
15
26
21
18
7
24
15
16
52
All Property Offenses
2,380
2,345
2,551
2,176
2,104
2,073
2,057
2,005
1,630
1,709
1,282
1,129
1,102
1,193
1,439

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
114
106
76
74
83
82
84
104
78
119
111
190
167
140
119
2,080
2,182
1,959
1,963
1,702
1,504
1,568
1,535
1,626
1,733
1,265
976
789
765
872
3,275
3,420
2,643
2,924
2,167
1,734
1,597
1,813
1,952
1,969
1,183
523
329
264
393
52
26
42
39
16
20
17
18
8
33
38
6
8
25
23
All Drug Offenses
5,521
5,734
4,720
5,000
3,968
3,340
3,266
3,470
3,664
3,854
2,597
1,695
1,293
1,194
1,407

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
105
130
122
124
137
99
153
119
173
205
164
311
229
274
222
197
203
196
173
187
147
180
201
191
252
223
492
285
314
264
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
3
2
15
15
22
5
5
6
10
3
5
4
11
12
15
13
20
All Firearm Possession
319
350
342
302
330
253
344
324
369
463
399
816
529
604
508

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
207
185
165
174
152
148
95
128
149
146
150
132
93
154
134
DUI
1,710
1,822
1,589
1,440
1,231
1,339
1,362
1,197
1,022
830
540
589
329
287
277
265
242
287
265
218
314
173
187
145
188
71
0
31
33
17
26
37
23
38
14
32
51
22
9
15
39
0
0
15
17
1
0
1
4
0
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
0
44
45
53
22
43
29
27
24
20
16
17
13
16
12
15
233
250
252
219
188
206
177
154
147
169
146
126
116
133
133
4
8
13
3
4
1
3
2
9
6
4
9
8
10
14
29
24
30
21
21
18
16
18
9
6
3
8
2
11
7
10
6
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
4
8
0
2
3
2
All Other Offenses
2,529
2,619
2,416
2,189
1,875
2,090
1,906
1,735
1,513
1,383
979
877
597
660
616