Arrests

Year to Date Through 12/26/2025

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%

24,048 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  -1%

7,326 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  1%

5,525 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -20%

3,535 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -1%

1,839 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
12,742
12,328
12,060
10,965
9,927
9,395
8,277
8,279
7,624
8,558
6,966
6,703
6,342
6,661
7,366
7,326
All Property Offenses
8,667
8,896
8,791
8,125
7,802
7,707
7,548
7,330
5,471
5,557
5,072
3,901
4,127
4,468
5,447
5,525
All Drug Offenses
18,737
17,477
16,899
16,199
13,773
11,448
10,466
12,984
11,927
12,090
6,363
5,197
4,610
3,953
4,403
3,535
All Firearm Possession
1,135
1,193
1,140
1,021
1,129
986
1,201
1,318
1,265
1,560
1,932
2,282
1,961
2,180
1,860
1,839
All Other Offenses
8,570
8,257
7,688
7,089
6,994
6,763
6,209
5,971
5,176
4,417
2,895
2,843
2,330
2,226
2,238
2,167
Uncategorized Offenses
5,979
7,278
7,024
6,822
6,648
6,606
6,133
6,279
6,478
6,930
2,936
2,710
2,950
3,048
3,765
3,656
All Offenses
55,830
55,429
53,602
50,221
46,273
42,905
39,834
42,161
37,941
39,112
26,164
23,636
22,320
22,536
25,079
24,048

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
176
132
202
153
124
115
104
80
103
152
158
185
204
200
178
146
76
85
72
58
52
64
56
61
76
72
62
69
83
67
68
61
370
358
282
265
226
219
221
225
200
257
253
319
323
319
287
243
402
379
385
355
303
303
262
333
333
326
263
259
212
164
184
180
246
346
416
357
477
297
301
279
249
298
215
196
324
356
353
324
2,296
2,157
2,260
2,015
1,781
1,731
1,413
1,395
1,126
1,179
818
762
787
809
825
720
5,454
5,246
5,238
4,932
4,263
4,114
3,712
3,277
2,953
3,499
2,998
2,770
2,571
2,776
3,304
3,227
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
359
531
574
420
488
340
404
413
541
2,448
2,453
1,968
1,737
1,716
1,559
1,360
1,303
1,179
1,231
934
785
724
732
796
940
46
74
49
55
43
43
52
31
28
35
25
51
31
35
88
89
332
244
311
283
250
242
200
253
244
296
215
242
201
218
182
198
66
63
71
59
57
46
65
58
64
64
78
82
61
66
93
85
83
76
67
88
51
67
65
66
64
94
79
93
159
163
148
118
747
715
739
608
584
595
466
559
474
481
448
402
322
352
447
454
All Violent Offenses
12,742
12,328
12,060
10,965
9,927
9,395
8,277
8,279
7,624
8,558
6,966
6,703
6,342
6,661
7,366
7,326

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
1,445
1,421
1,484
1,298
1,123
993
939
966
789
973
716
596
602
700
733
810
364
442
387
351
336
332
349
331
319
257
1,049
214
319
360
297
347
3,100
2,945
2,725
2,472
2,364
2,424
2,240
2,271
1,903
2,012
1,201
1,025
1,032
1,146
1,368
1,315
1,594
1,771
1,995
1,868
2,015
1,901
1,988
1,786
442
274
224
249
317
437
1,202
1,259
33
27
36
43
36
47
36
54
47
34
51
20
22
6
12
11
954
944
847
879
848
887
972
840
939
931
892
951
1,110
1,050
833
807
219
328
266
205
232
232
194
166
145
138
67
81
57
55
47
55
291
314
238
222
199
210
219
185
186
292
227
182
136
169
208
194
542
585
683
679
571
610
551
630
564
567
509
492
427
449
524
579
125
119
130
108
78
71
60
101
137
79
136
91
105
96
223
148
All Property Offenses
8,667
8,896
8,791
8,125
7,802
7,707
7,548
7,330
5,471
5,557
5,072
3,901
4,127
4,468
5,447
5,525

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
361
289
317
245
302
325
337
397
297
398
491
578
573
471
387
278
7,098
6,740
6,900
6,298
5,671
5,027
4,823
5,616
5,337
5,612
3,435
3,165
2,680
2,530
2,711
2,298
11,132
10,364
9,570
9,540
7,734
6,027
5,241
6,930
6,263
5,983
2,349
1,409
1,303
898
1,238
900
146
84
112
116
66
69
65
41
30
97
88
45
54
54
67
59
All Drug Offenses
18,737
17,477
16,899
16,199
13,773
11,448
10,466
12,984
11,927
12,090
6,363
5,197
4,610
3,953
4,403
3,535

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
417
444
461
414
449
422
519
541
601
716
780
859
848
976
785
814
666
697
636
591
655
541
646
743
639
816
1,102
1,387
1,070
1,162
1,019
962
4
7
2
0
3
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
48
45
41
16
22
17
31
30
20
23
46
32
39
38
53
61
All Firearm Possession
1,135
1,193
1,140
1,021
1,129
986
1,201
1,318
1,265
1,560
1,932
2,282
1,961
2,180
1,860
1,839

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
761
629
579
586
535
465
411
478
487
534
504
487
390
430
399
454
DUI
5,588
5,278
4,864
4,342
4,187
4,338
4,110
3,764
3,360
2,563
1,758
1,735
1,249
1,054
995
955
870
885
1,072
954
1,075
867
740
813
602
501
92
19
111
141
90
94
128
183
119
169
271
157
192
192
99
113
45
0
45
67
86
36
2
5
2
11
7
9
22
15
8
6
1
1
1
4
14
1
184
175
153
144
136
125
90
65
75
56
50
56
40
51
90
91
854
878
763
760
676
738
590
580
498
577
399
483
434
423
489
461
22
25
29
26
15
8
11
20
19
18
24
38
26
24
38
28
132
177
98
84
78
53
37
43
22
26
9
23
25
26
35
29
29
22
9
13
14
3
6
1
6
23
13
1
9
6
2
18
All Other Offenses
8,570
8,257
7,688
7,089
6,994
6,763
6,209
5,971
5,176
4,417
2,895
2,843
2,330
2,226
2,238
2,167