Arrests

Year to Date Through 03/17/2024

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.

  12%

5,251 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  7%

1,542 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  17%

1,049 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  32%

1,098 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -11%

375 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
2,493
2,431
2,534
2,201
1,912
1,766
1,646
1,678
1,609
1,738
1,764
1,389
1,297
1,438
1,542
All Property Offenses
1,666
1,659
1,880
1,586
1,488
1,445
1,502
1,459
1,242
1,334
1,199
837
775
893
1,049
All Drug Offenses
3,919
4,084
3,422
3,677
2,768
2,302
2,283
2,347
2,601
2,822
2,559
1,269
891
832
1,098
All Firearm Possession
232
254
264
230
242
173
242
230
268
339
313
588
393
421
375
All Other Offenses
1,760
1,914
1,836
1,574
1,348
1,491
1,396
1,251
1,115
1,017
877
639
408
483
435
Uncategorized Offenses
1,426
1,410
1,557
1,503
1,227
1,270
1,299
1,196
1,254
1,337
1,361
564
564
642
752
All Offenses
11,496
11,752
11,493
10,771
8,985
8,447
8,368
8,161
8,089
8,587
8,073
5,286
4,328
4,709
5,251

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
29
28
48
37
25
29
23
21
21
30
39
48
43
47
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
28
55
71
74
65
46
23
59
37
37
66
48
66
70
77
59
89
75
81
78
60
64
50
71
77
73
66
51
51
29
47
49
54
96
60
116
70
120
64
60
58
71
51
66
72
82
438
407
487
397
359
315
280
290
253
237
242
160
149
190
152
1,069
1,069
1,102
1,002
819
740
703
675
624
664
664
564
534
602
655
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
42
89
113
146
90
72
80
106
506
471
401
344
309
335
274
275
262
272
279
169
139
164
156
9
11
10
10
5
6
10
8
9
10
5
9
7
8
9
68
54
59
49
51
45
26
58
55
72
58
65
38
36
49
15
11
16
18
4
8
14
13
13
15
12
18
15
8
22
14
14
16
20
8
15
11
19
12
16
17
23
42
44
30
152
166
144
121
110
116
76
105
97
112
115
75
71
79
103
All Violent Offenses
2,493
2,431
2,534
2,201
1,912
1,766
1,646
1,678
1,609
1,738
1,764
1,389
1,297
1,438
1,542

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
297
246
333
256
198
205
172
144
164
213
186
125
152
136
160
60
54
77
81
64
53
49
87
56
54
76
41
49
53
83
539
556
578
443
458
418
420
430
397
505
373
231
169
229
276
332
328
409
366
363
363
411
383
225
71
65
52
43
72
180
3
13
7
9
8
8
2
10
6
5
9
5
3
0
6
199
191
199
139
176
175
238
175
204
243
226
220
229
254
164
43
51
65
36
54
47
52
32
27
32
29
26
14
8
6
52
79
55
53
46
53
54
38
44
68
94
26
25
35
38
115
119
134
174
107
111
94
143
105
127
135
101
83
96
106
26
22
23
29
14
12
10
17
14
16
6
10
8
10
30
All Property Offenses
1,666
1,659
1,880
1,586
1,488
1,445
1,502
1,459
1,242
1,334
1,199
837
775
893
1,049

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
86
77
51
60
53
63
60
70
55
90
94
141
126
103
101
1,467
1,584
1,445
1,449
1,216
1,061
1,099
1,066
1,146
1,277
1,249
714
524
521
659
2,330
2,402
1,900
2,139
1,487
1,164
1,110
1,198
1,394
1,435
1,180
409
234
185
319
36
21
26
29
12
14
14
13
6
20
36
5
7
23
19
All Drug Offenses
3,919
4,084
3,422
3,677
2,768
2,302
2,283
2,347
2,601
2,822
2,559
1,269
891
832
1,098

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
72
97
88
97
98
68
108
83
120
160
128
234
172
186
165
147
142
156
129
139
101
124
144
143
177
173
344
209
225
192
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
1
12
13
18
4
4
4
9
3
5
1
11
9
12
7
17
All Firearm Possession
232
254
264
230
242
173
242
230
268
339
313
588
393
421
375

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
154
138
132
119
116
101
71
79
119
96
125
105
65
115
98
DUI
1,200
1,322
1,221
1,058
902
951
1,011
861
754
619
484
415
225
214
199
181
178
215
184
151
233
123
144
112
140
71
0
19
30
13
5
33
20
14
1
18
35
22
0
14
39
0
0
4
7
1
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
29
33
37
14
24
22
21
19
17
11
16
8
10
8
13
168
180
183
164
136
151
123
110
98
126
127
96
82
95
89
2
7
11
3
2
1
2
2
5
3
4
8
5
6
10
16
17
14
16
12
12
9
14
7
5
2
7
2
8
4
4
6
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
0
2
2
All Other Offenses
1,760
1,914
1,836
1,574
1,348
1,491
1,396
1,251
1,115
1,017
877
639
408
483
435