Arrests

Year to Date Through 12/14/2025

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.

  -5%

23,280 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  -1%

7,051 Arrests YTD

Violent Offenses

  1%

5,360 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -20%

3,463 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -2%

1,773 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
12,378
11,968
11,768
10,700
9,643
9,145
8,054
8,029
7,369
8,254
6,799
6,533
6,150
6,478
7,153
7,051
All Property Offenses
8,414
8,617
8,533
7,902
7,575
7,391
7,361
7,132
5,330
5,366
4,957
3,793
3,999
4,343
5,287
5,360
All Drug Offenses
18,314
17,102
16,467
15,882
13,481
11,245
10,109
12,600
11,571
11,731
6,223
5,124
4,503
3,853
4,309
3,463
All Firearm Possession
1,111
1,156
1,103
997
1,096
962
1,161
1,276
1,230
1,524
1,860
2,242
1,920
2,135
1,811
1,773
All Other Offenses
8,334
8,024
7,467
6,889
6,801
6,591
6,018
5,776
5,060
4,296
2,832
2,773
2,275
2,162
2,170
2,083
Uncategorized Offenses
5,839
7,072
6,854
6,632
6,439
6,445
5,996
6,135
6,297
6,757
2,867
2,641
2,883
2,964
3,682
3,550
All Offenses
54,390
53,939
52,192
49,002
45,035
41,779
38,699
40,948
36,857
37,928
25,538
23,106
21,730
21,935
24,412
23,280

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
173
129
195
151
121
112
102
75
92
149
157
182
195
195
171
144
75
81
72
56
51
61
54
59
69
71
62
69
77
66
64
59
363
354
274
259
222
209
214
219
199
252
244
313
307
312
278
233
393
367
378
342
290
297
257
326
319
315
253
254
202
156
181
171
231
337
408
350
460
286
295
267
238
291
211
190
322
345
344
313
2,231
2,076
2,204
1,974
1,724
1,691
1,362
1,349
1,083
1,152
802
734
769
800
808
696
5,294
5,101
5,102
4,822
4,147
3,993
3,621
3,177
2,861
3,332
2,913
2,706
2,496
2,687
3,216
3,113
·
·
·
·
·
·
0
347
519
557
409
475
332
393
400
520
2,380
2,380
1,918
1,694
1,659
1,522
1,323
1,272
1,138
1,204
922
769
704
707
764
899
43
71
48
52
43
43
50
30
27
32
25
49
30
34
84
89
330
242
307
269
246
239
197
246
238
283
205
236
192
214
181
189
63
63
71
58
57
46
61
56
62
61
77
79
60
64
89
81
77
74
66
85
50
67
62
62
57
93
76
83
151
162
144
115
725
693
725
588
573
579
456
544
467
462
443
394
313
343
429
429
All Violent Offenses
12,378
11,968
11,768
10,700
9,643
9,145
8,054
8,029
7,369
8,254
6,799
6,533
6,150
6,478
7,153
7,051

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
1,408
1,392
1,446
1,264
1,095
970
915
946
773
936
698
580
584
670
712
776
348
434
378
342
328
328
346
323
312
238
1,040
210
311
356
293
336
3,022
2,868
2,662
2,406
2,290
2,283
2,174
2,209
1,862
1,949
1,179
1,006
1,011
1,110
1,339
1,276
1,534
1,687
1,906
1,814
1,947
1,816
1,929
1,729
428
259
208
237
303
423
1,165
1,228
31
26
35
42
35
47
36
52
47
33
49
20
21
6
12
11
930
920
820
854
829
853
954
818
905
913
859
922
1,067
1,027
799
790
213
303
265
199
224
225
193
162
142
135
67
77
56
54
46
53
283
304
234
219
195
204
218
180
183
279
223
176
129
164
202
187
522
566
662
657
556
597
536
616
543
547
499
477
414
438
506
558
123
117
125
105
76
68
60
97
135
77
135
88
103
95
213
145
All Property Offenses
8,414
8,617
8,533
7,902
7,575
7,391
7,361
7,132
5,330
5,366
4,957
3,793
3,999
4,343
5,287
5,360

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
359
281
310
237
297
320
327
380
290
380
474
570
565
465
375
270
6,935
6,600
6,750
6,178
5,533
4,925
4,696
5,458
5,179
5,427
3,367
3,117
2,611
2,467
2,661
2,250
10,876
10,137
9,295
9,352
7,590
5,933
5,021
6,721
6,072
5,829
2,295
1,392
1,273
868
1,206
885
144
84
112
115
61
67
65
41
30
95
87
45
54
53
67
58
All Drug Offenses
18,314
17,102
16,467
15,882
13,481
11,245
10,109
12,600
11,571
11,731
6,223
5,124
4,503
3,853
4,309
3,463

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
411
429
447
401
440
413
502
525
579
705
754
842
828
957
762
785
650
677
614
581
632
526
625
717
627
792
1,060
1,364
1,052
1,137
993
926
3
7
2
0
3
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
47
43
40
15
21
17
29
30
20
22
42
32
36
37
53
60
All Firearm Possession
1,111
1,156
1,103
997
1,096
962
1,161
1,276
1,230
1,524
1,860
2,242
1,920
2,135
1,811
1,773

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
748
616
559
571
521
459
401
464
478
525
495
470
381
421
389
438
DUI
5,417
5,131
4,711
4,199
4,068
4,207
3,984
3,634
3,282
2,483
1,716
1,698
1,215
1,017
962
914
852
846
1,046
938
1,048
851
708
787
587
489
92
19
110
141
89
89
118
183
119
169
264
157
192
183
99
110
45
0
45
64
86
36
2
5
2
11
6
9
22
15
8
6
1
1
1
4
14
1
184
172
150
140
135
122
88
63
72
54
48
55
40
51
87
88
831
851
745
739
652
722
574
566
489
562
389
469
423
409
472
443
22
24
28
26
15
8
7
20
18
18
24
38
26
23
36
28
131
174
98
84
78
53
36
43
21
26
9
22
25
26
33
28
29
22
9
12
14
3
6
1
6
23
13
1
9
6
2
18
All Other Offenses
8,334
8,024
7,467
6,889
6,801
6,591
6,018
5,776
5,060
4,296
2,832
2,773
2,275
2,162
2,170
2,083