Arrests

Year to Date Through 12/06/2025

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%

22,822 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  -2%

6,895 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  2%

5,243 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -19%

3,397 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -1%

1,755 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
12,131
11,716
11,508
10,518
9,435
8,940
7,881
7,845
7,172
8,073
6,643
6,394
6,031
6,358
7,004
6,895
All Property Offenses
8,200
8,392
8,334
7,714
7,426
7,240
7,176
6,959
5,214
5,254
4,853
3,707
3,893
4,257
5,135
5,243
All Drug Offenses
17,880
16,746
16,028
15,667
13,247
10,975
9,826
12,319
11,287
11,551
6,050
5,030
4,403
3,756
4,174
3,397
All Firearm Possession
1,086
1,121
1,074
974
1,083
943
1,142
1,251
1,202
1,497
1,786
2,213
1,871
2,089
1,772
1,755
All Other Offenses
8,134
7,852
7,295
6,755
6,636
6,441
5,871
5,674
4,933
4,208
2,786
2,722
2,228
2,106
2,121
2,036
Uncategorized Offenses
5,707
6,806
6,684
6,508
6,299
6,318
5,866
6,016
6,183
6,623
2,808
2,581
2,820
2,878
3,601
3,496
All Offenses
53,138
52,633
50,923
48,136
44,126
40,857
37,762
40,064
35,991
37,206
24,926
22,647
21,246
21,444
23,807
22,822

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
169
125
192
147
117
111
102
71
87
146
155
176
191
194
163
140
75
79
71
54
50
56
53
56
68
69
62
66
73
65
61
59
358
344
269
256
217
207
207
207
195
248
236
308
304
304
274
230
382
361
369
335
286
292
251
313
312
312
252
248
199
153
177
170
223
332
401
330
450
282
292
262
234
284
208
187
316
337
340
310
2,186
2,031
2,143
1,955
1,684
1,655
1,325
1,315
1,046
1,120
770
718
755
789
792
668
5,208
4,989
4,987
4,745
4,072
3,896
3,540
3,114
2,784
3,269
2,854
2,657
2,445
2,633
3,153
3,041
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
338
510
538
401
460
330
383
390
508
2,330
2,335
1,880
1,662
1,613
1,490
1,301
1,250
1,102
1,179
901
750
685
696
747
887
42
69
47
50
37
42
49
28
27
30
25
47
29
33
83
88
317
234
304
267
242
232
193
244
236
276
199
230
189
209
177
182
62
61
71
57
55
45
60
55
59
56
75
79
60
64
87
81
71
73
65
80
47
67
61
60
54
92
75
81
150
159
140
113
708
683
709
580
565
565
447
532
458
454
430
387
305
339
420
418
All Violent Offenses
12,131
11,716
11,508
10,518
9,435
8,940
7,881
7,845
7,172
8,073
6,643
6,394
6,031
6,358
7,004
6,895

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
1,378
1,346
1,422
1,234
1,068
960
894
922
764
910
679
564
576
653
694
765
339
430
378
333
325
323
345
318
307
232
1,037
206
297
354
292
329
2,936
2,810
2,571
2,359
2,259
2,234
2,113
2,161
1,811
1,920
1,151
988
989
1,093
1,293
1,253
1,488
1,630
1,859
1,754
1,897
1,769
1,868
1,681
420
251
192
230
297
414
1,125
1,191
30
26
34
42
34
47
35
52
46
31
45
20
21
6
12
10
908
893
805
835
818
834
933
797
880
887
834
898
1,031
999
786
774
209
293
262
196
217
217
186
159
140
132
67
76
56
50
44
52
280
297
228
214
188
202
214
177
176
278
221
170
125
162
201
184
515
553
651
647
544
587
528
596
535
537
493
468
404
435
491
543
117
114
124
100
76
67
60
96
135
76
134
87
97
91
197
142
All Property Offenses
8,200
8,392
8,334
7,714
7,426
7,240
7,176
6,959
5,214
5,254
4,853
3,707
3,893
4,257
5,135
5,243

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
345
270
301
230
291
308
319
373
285
373
445
555
553
456
369
267
6,758
6,447
6,583
6,095
5,414
4,812
4,549
5,347
5,055
5,347
3,278
3,061
2,554
2,420
2,578
2,199
10,636
9,947
9,037
9,227
7,482
5,788
4,895
6,560
5,917
5,738
2,242
1,371
1,243
828
1,160
873
141
82
107
115
60
67
63
39
30
93
85
43
53
52
67
58
All Drug Offenses
17,880
16,746
16,028
15,667
13,247
10,975
9,826
12,319
11,287
11,551
6,050
5,030
4,403
3,756
4,174
3,397

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
401
417
430
392
435
402
493
517
564
692
724
827
810
936
749
779
635
658
604
567
624
518
615
701
614
779
1,019
1,350
1,024
1,113
967
914
3
7
2
0
3
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
47
39
38
15
21
17
29
29
20
21
39
32
33
36
53
60
All Firearm Possession
1,086
1,121
1,074
974
1,083
943
1,142
1,251
1,202
1,497
1,786
2,213
1,871
2,089
1,772
1,755

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
729
608
549
559
515
452
393
458
459
511
484
458
373
415
378
428
DUI
5,318
5,003
4,598
4,107
3,963
4,110
3,892
3,567
3,188
2,423
1,685
1,675
1,190
991
940
887
825
835
1,025
931
1,032
831
686
770
587
488
92
19
105
137
88
89
88
179
116
169
255
154
181
183
99
110
45
0
45
64
86
36
2
5
2
9
6
9
21
15
8
6
1
1
1
4
12
1
181
167
148
134
133
117
87
62
72
53
48
54
40
50
87
87
813
836
727
726
626
706
565
555
476
551
385
457
415
392
459
435
22
24
27
26
15
7
7
20
18
18
24
36
25
22
36
27
127
173
94
82
77
52
34
43
20
25
9
21
25
25
33
28
29
22
9
12
14
3
5
1
6
23
13
1
9
6
2
18
All Other Offenses
8,134
7,852
7,295
6,755
6,636
6,441
5,871
5,674
4,933
4,208
2,786
2,722
2,228
2,106
2,121
2,036