Arrests

Year to Date Through 09/16/2026

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.

  1%

17,694 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  9%

5,762 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  5%

4,102 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -26%

1,960 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -6%

1,281 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
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
2026 YTD
All Violent Offenses
9,127
8,935
8,114
7,172
6,940
6,105
6,031
5,655
6,258
5,075
5,020
4,677
4,945
5,319
5,304
5,762
All Property Offenses
6,361
6,378
5,826
5,633
5,542
5,387
5,265
3,947
3,956
3,646
2,771
2,954
3,163
3,831
3,921
4,102
All Drug Offenses
13,259
11,941
12,132
10,664
8,426
7,475
8,901
8,670
9,321
4,715
4,037
3,334
3,021
3,191
2,654
1,960
All Firearm Possession
863
841
772
869
714
855
945
930
1,178
1,161
1,802
1,436
1,664
1,410
1,361
1,281
All Other Offenses
6,143
5,678
5,253
4,927
4,959
4,536
4,444
3,867
3,290
2,180
2,181
1,690
1,722
1,631
1,572
1,809
Uncategorized Offenses
5,281
5,230
5,010
4,687
4,833
4,522
4,673
4,869
5,157
2,267
1,966
2,138
2,220
2,711
2,673
2,780
All Offenses
41,034
39,003
37,107
33,952
31,414
28,880
30,259
27,938
29,160
19,044
17,777
16,229
16,735
18,093
17,485
17,694

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
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
2026 YTD
95
151
124
79
89
88
54
62
104
123
123
146
147
129
110
104
64
58
39
32
40
48
39
49
57
42
50
59
52
48
46
39
243
216
211
162
162
168
163
147
195
171
249
235
232
208
171
144
277
287
250
210
229
197
237
260
231
200
198
168
115
131
130
125
252
243
201
366
193
243
192
162
216
168
150
229
282
277
251
247
1,513
1,632
1,484
1,274
1,272
987
993
831
873
593
564
606
623
579
506
546
3,926
3,936
3,703
3,116
3,015
2,766
2,447
2,211
2,510
2,157
2,086
1,885
2,035
2,382
2,333
2,564
·
·
·
·
·
0
228
405
399
313
368
254
293
325
382
464
1,847
1,463
1,305
1,235
1,205
989
985
871
953
714
590
527
543
569
680
846
50
41
42
24
33
35
20
21
24
14
32
26
22
48
78
44
189
241
199
178
187
143
183
195
215
145
189
149
164
136
150
132
51
59
45
46
34
49
42
42
48
54
64
47
45
66
59
53
52
52
56
42
49
52
50
36
73
56
57
117
131
109
93
101
568
556
455
408
432
340
398
363
360
325
300
229
261
312
315
353
All Violent Offenses
9,127
8,935
8,114
7,172
6,940
6,105
6,031
5,655
6,258
5,075
5,020
4,677
4,945
5,319
5,304
5,762

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
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
2026 YTD
1,014
1,036
904
792
726
668
695
585
676
523
434
436
501
515
581
632
300
296
241
257
267
255
239
233
170
770
146
206
226
233
239
275
2,189
1,995
1,777
1,759
1,693
1,565
1,619
1,373
1,470
850
724
754
756
947
914
867
1,213
1,430
1,321
1,414
1,371
1,402
1,275
361
176
136
169
222
310
833
906
1,001
22
25
35
24
39
23
37
32
21
39
16
19
4
11
10
14
691
642
647
607
620
719
623
676
686
626
662
792
815
573
565
612
220
195
148
173
155
146
131
106
96
51
58
40
32
35
43
30
207
178
165
145
153
173
136
132
191
191
129
95
119
159
145
136
414
492
512
400
466
388
436
388
418
358
365
309
337
392
410
411
91
89
76
62
52
48
74
61
52
102
68
81
63
133
108
124
All Property Offenses
6,361
6,378
5,826
5,633
5,542
5,387
5,265
3,947
3,956
3,646
2,771
2,954
3,163
3,831
3,921
4,102

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
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
2026 YTD
207
218
171
232
233
217
266
206
287
293
436
420
369
283
210
139
5,071
4,927
4,705
4,321
3,726
3,483
3,933
3,908
4,254
2,623
2,445
1,922
1,969
1,964
1,690
1,342
7,916
6,715
7,166
6,069
4,419
3,727
4,672
4,537
4,710
1,730
1,129
952
637
893
700
449
65
81
90
42
48
48
30
19
70
69
27
40
46
51
54
30
All Drug Offenses
13,259
11,941
12,132
10,664
8,426
7,475
8,901
8,670
9,321
4,715
4,037
3,334
3,021
3,191
2,654
1,960

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
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
2026 YTD
313
323
300
345
292
353
377
438
539
462
660
621
709
579
570
495
513
485
459
504
410
472
548
474
619
671
1,115
780
925
787
742
747
6
2
0
3
3
4
4
3
5
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
31
31
13
17
9
26
16
15
15
26
24
31
27
41
47
38
All Firearm Possession
863
841
772
869
714
855
945
930
1,178
1,161
1,802
1,436
1,664
1,410
1,361
1,281

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
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
2026 YTD
475
432
434
405
339
303
345
363
394
374
360
286
347
300
343
295
DUI
3,990
3,531
3,207
2,974
3,147
3,058
2,878
2,539
1,892
1,320
1,382
901
803
743
687
897
635
807
722
730
657
483
569
415
411
71
7
81
124
62
59
55
130
101
123
173
122
131
118
76
84
39
0
45
63
70
26
55
0
2
7
5
7
16
12
6
4
1
0
0
4
0
1
2
121
121
98
96
92
68
47
56
37
35
45
31
37
59
70
55
668
579
567
472
548
443
426
381
422
303
342
300
303
344
328
393
23
22
20
10
2
3
15
14
16
21
31
19
17
27
25
22
92
76
67
50
42
29
33
17
17
4
14
19
19
24
25
28
9
7
8
12
3
2
1
0
13
12
0
8
5
2
8
7
All Other Offenses
6,143
5,678
5,253
4,927
4,959
4,536
4,444
3,867
3,290
2,180
2,181
1,690
1,722
1,631
1,572
1,809