Arrests

Year to Date Through 11/16/2025

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%

21,569 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  -1%

6,516 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  2%

4,940 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -18%

3,255 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -3%

1,639 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
11,491
11,165
10,942
10,007
8,941
8,508
7,459
7,429
6,798
7,607
6,292
6,099
5,732
6,018
6,607
6,516
All Property Offenses
7,749
7,865
7,900
7,300
7,030
6,836
6,751
6,558
4,927
4,949
4,613
3,500
3,684
4,025
4,824
4,940
All Drug Offenses
16,835
16,076
15,022
14,901
12,822
10,318
9,253
11,524
10,611
11,106
5,864
4,846
4,100
3,582
3,959
3,255
All Firearm Possession
1,019
1,053
1,022
917
1,034
872
1,077
1,182
1,136
1,441
1,610
2,141
1,781
2,006
1,684
1,639
All Other Offenses
7,598
7,372
6,872
6,388
6,247
6,059
5,553
5,406
4,710
3,965
2,681
2,616
2,082
1,999
2,024
1,920
Uncategorized Offenses
5,471
6,450
6,373
6,168
5,913
5,960
5,559
5,707
5,901
6,300
2,700
2,435
2,647
2,735
3,403
3,299
All Offenses
50,163
49,981
48,131
45,681
41,987
38,553
35,652
37,806
34,083
35,368
23,760
21,637
20,026
20,365
22,501
21,569

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
160
122
174
140
111
107
98
69
76
140
151
164
182
185
154
135
75
75
67
49
44
55
52
49
62
67
59
65
70
58
59
55
329
329
260
249
200
200
192
196
187
232
223
297
291
287
262
209
362
345
347
320
268
283
242
294
303
295
240
244
196
141
165
160
209
303
374
301
438
258
281
236
217
267
202
175
300
325
324
295
2,061
1,912
2,042
1,861
1,596
1,580
1,251
1,245
1,000
1,064
721
689
723
753
756
632
4,920
4,772
4,754
4,521
3,875
3,699
3,346
2,965
2,645
3,080
2,693
2,530
2,313
2,473
2,965
2,883
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
310
484
498
384
438
309
363
378
468
2,219
2,235
1,786
1,583
1,520
1,424
1,226
1,198
1,041
1,110
866
710
639
666
689
841
38
65
45
48
37
42
46
26
26
28
22
42
29
32
77
87
306
220
289
253
232
218
184
232
218
259
182
224
182
201
167
176
59
60
67
56
53
42
58
53
55
55
72
76
59
62
85
74
69
71
63
76
46
62
59
60
44
88
68
77
148
154
135
108
684
656
674
550
521
538
424
496
440
424
409
368
291
318
391
393
All Violent Offenses
11,491
11,165
10,942
10,007
8,941
8,508
7,459
7,429
6,798
7,607
6,292
6,099
5,732
6,018
6,607
6,516

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
1,314
1,239
1,351
1,147
1,011
913
854
875
726
853
653
534
539
621
646
737
322
402
366
311
322
301
329
303
298
218
1,027
192
280
338
282
307
2,779
2,671
2,452
2,252
2,134
2,124
1,975
2,035
1,708
1,813
1,090
925
942
1,030
1,216
1,170
1,396
1,525
1,747
1,642
1,784
1,661
1,742
1,582
408
230
170
221
276
383
1,043
1,124
26
24
30
38
33
43
33
51
42
30
44
20
21
6
12
10
864
844
768
802
768
783
878
756
817
840
786
850
971
947
730
721
204
265
245
187
210
200
182
155
135
126
64
74
52
49
43
50
253
263
215
203
181
191
202
169
170
265
209
161
116
153
188
175
486
525
616
620
514
556
503
538
496
503
441
441
394
411
472
514
105
107
110
98
73
64
53
94
127
71
129
82
93
87
192
132
All Property Offenses
7,749
7,865
7,900
7,300
7,030
6,836
6,751
6,558
4,927
4,949
4,613
3,500
3,684
4,025
4,824
4,940

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
336
259
287
220
282
290
297
348
256
361
417
534
520
443
355
255
6,346
6,180
6,176
5,740
5,218
4,541
4,287
5,050
4,762
5,128
3,179
2,944
2,387
2,308
2,440
2,108
10,012
9,560
8,457
8,830
7,264
5,421
4,608
6,087
5,564
5,529
2,184
1,328
1,147
781
1,102
836
141
77
102
111
58
66
61
39
29
88
84
40
46
50
62
56
All Drug Offenses
16,835
16,076
15,022
14,901
12,822
10,318
9,253
11,524
10,611
11,106
5,864
4,846
4,100
3,582
3,959
3,255

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
373
395
411
366
418
366
465
485
531
663
658
795
776
900
709
722
603
613
572
536
593
483
579
665
582
755
912
1,312
968
1,067
922
857
3
6
2
0
3
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
40
39
37
15
20
17
28
28
19
18
37
30
33
35
50
58
All Firearm Possession
1,019
1,053
1,022
917
1,034
872
1,077
1,182
1,136
1,441
1,610
2,141
1,781
2,006
1,684
1,639

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
703
576
525
533
500
423
369
435
439
478
469
440
351
398
365
409
DUI
4,962
4,734
4,299
3,872
3,726
3,834
3,665
3,390
3,040
2,261
1,616
1,618
1,117
937
901
824
786
768
984
883
954
796
654
736
553
476
92
14
96
131
84
84
30
179
112
165
249
153
181
174
99
110
45
0
45
64
86
36
2
3
2
9
5
8
21
14
8
5
1
0
0
4
11
1
169
149
143
122
122
111
84
60
70
51
46
54
36
46
79
83
777
800
688
688
592
675
535
535
461
523
367
433
381
368
431
412
22
24
26
26
13
5
6
20
18
18
23
35
22
22
34
27
120
117
85
80
72
51
33
41
19
25
9
21
25
24
31
27
27
22
8
10
14
3
5
1
3
18
13
1
9
5
2
17
All Other Offenses
7,598
7,372
6,872
6,388
6,247
6,059
5,553
5,406
4,710
3,965
2,681
2,616
2,082
1,999
2,024
1,920