Future Years of Supervision Imposed

Year End 12/31/2020

Definitions | Limitations

Each sentence to a period of probation or parole supervision represents a commitment by the County of Philadelphia or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to monitor a person for a certain amount of time. The data below show the total future years of supervision imposed over time on persons for different types of offenses.

  -58%

vs. ’14-’17 Avg

All Offenses

  -50%

vs. ’14-’17 Avg

Violent Offenses

  -71%

vs. ’14-’17 Avg

Property Offenses

  -65%

vs. ’14-’17 Avg

Drug Offenses

  -31%

vs. ’14-’17 Avg

Firearms Possession

All Offenses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
All Violent Offenses 14053 13,583 13,480 13,512 11,201 6,792 2,444 -64% 13,657 6,812 -50%
All Property Offenses 8029 7,833 6,902 6,081 3,554 2,046 708 -65% 7,211 2,103 -71%
All Drug Offenses 17934 17,537 14,501 12,631 9,187 5,394 1,632 -70% 15,651 5,404 -65%
All Firearms Possession 2689 3,337 3,186 3,147 3,514 2,114 737 -65% 3,090 2,122 -31%
All Other Offenses 870 892 666 620 266 87 39 -55% 762 131 -83%
Uncategorized Offenses 3319 3,267 3,047 2,406 2,657 1,209 536 -56% 3,010 1,467 -51%
All Offenses 46894 46,449 41,782 38,397 30,379 17,642 6,096 -65% 43,380 18,039 -58%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
All Violent Offenses 3.09 3.12 3.25 3.48 3.07 2.60 2.23 -14% 3.23 2.63 -19%
All Property Offenses 1.7 1.64 1.57 1.56 1.28 1.14 1.05 -8% 1.62 1.16 -28%
All Drug Offenses 1.17 1.35 1.31 1.25 1.06 0.84 0.71 -15% 1.27 0.87 -31%
All Firearms Possession 3.48 4.06 4.10 4.11 3.75 3.21 2.48 -23% 3.94 3.15 -20%
All Other Offenses 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.29 0.43 48% 0.64 0.42 -34%
Uncategorized Offenses 1.25 1.15 1.19 1.05 1.43 0.93 0.90 -3% 1.16 1.09 -6%
All Offenses 1.6 1.71 1.74 1.74 1.65 1.35 1.20 -11% 1.70 1.40 -18%

Violent

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Homicide 960 957 803 755 644 797 287 -64% 869 576 -34%
Non-Fatal Shooting** · 10 409 987 834 519 207 -60% 469 520 11%
Rape 1242 1,094 1,190 1,712 1,708 1,182 378 -68% 1,310 1,089 -17%
Robbery/Gun 2624 2,826 2,772 2,646 2,018 868 299 -66% 2,717 1,062 -61%
Robbery/Other 1928 1,847 1,931 1,659 1,427 783 309 -61% 1,841 840 -54%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 2043 2,348 1,742 1,451 1,030 556 140 -75% 1,896 575 -70%
Aggravated Assault/Other 3177 2,733 2,944 2,716 2,196 1,249 502 -60% 2,892 1,316 -54%
Other Assaults 1348 1,338 1,186 1,067 765 496 199 -60% 1,235 487 -61%
Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses 731 430 503 519 579 342 123 -64% 546 348 -36%
All Violent Offenses 14053 13,583 13,480 13,512 11,201 6,792 2,444 -64% 13,657 6,812 -50%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Homicide 3.89 4.74 4.61 4.24 3.98 5.50 4.63 -16% 4.37 4.70 8%
Non-Fatal Shooting** · 5.00 3.97 6.17 5.60 4.29 3.29 -23% 0.00 4.39 0%
Rape 6.86 6.29 6.50 8.48 6.97 5.55 4.78 -14% 7.03 5.77 -18%
Robbery/Gun 4.09 5.57 4.98 4.88 3.96 3.47 3.05 -12% 4.88 3.49 -28%
Robbery/Other 3.19 3.06 3.45 3.39 2.84 2.74 2.22 -19% 3.27 2.60 -20%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 4.09 4.13 4.23 3.56 3.27 3.01 1.75 -42% 4.00 2.68 -33%
Aggravated Assault/Other 2.63 2.58 2.79 2.85 2.45 1.82 1.73 -5% 2.71 2.00 -26%
Other Assaults 1.34 1.23 1.22 1.35 1.07 0.86 0.89 3% 1.29 0.94 -27%
Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses 4.35 2.83 3.78 3.28 3.76 2.38 2.02 -15% 3.56 2.72 -24%
All Violent Offenses 3.09 3.12 3.25 3.48 3.07 2.60 2.23 -14% 3.23 2.63 -19%

Property

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Burglary/Residential 2157 1,972 1,422 1,427 1,032 724 234 -68% 1,744 663 -62%
Burglary/Commercial 603 503 541 485 326 238 73 -69% 533 212 -60%
Theft of Motor Vehicle Tag 7 0 5 0 1 2 0 -100% 3 1 -67%
Theft from Person 42 50 55 39 16 9 0 -100% 46 8 -83%
Theft from Auto 394 404 299 327 273 131 32 -76% 356 145 -59%
Retail Theft 2254 2,239 2,064 1,624 415 180 24 -87% 2,045 206 -90%
Theft 880 881 742 759 448 235 107 -54% 816 263 -68%
Auto Theft 837 823 873 725 519 285 99 -65% 814 301 -63%
Fraud/Theft of Services 737 776 774 582 424 200 121 -40% 717 248 -65%
Embezzlement 118 185 127 113 100 42 18 -57% 136 53 -61%
All Property Offenses 8029 7,833 6,902 6,081 3,554 2,046 708 -65% 7,211 2,103 -71%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Burglary/Residential 3.09 3.32 2.71 2.70 2.20 2.12 2.15 1% 2.96 2.16 -27%
Burglary/Commercial 2.25 2.12 2.19 2.03 1.74 1.70 1.24 -27% 2.15 1.56 -27%
Theft of Motor Vehicle Tag 1.75 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.25 1.00 0.00 0% 1.69 0.00 0%
Theft from Person 1.45 1.25 2.12 2.44 0.94 0.75 0.00 0% 1.81 0.00 0%
Theft from Auto 1.06 0.87 0.93 0.69 0.83 0.52 0.40 -23% 0.89 0.58 -35%
Retail Theft 1.25 1.32 1.25 1.30 0.74 1.10 0.41 -63% 1.28 0.75 -41%
Theft 1.44 1.42 1.35 1.39 1.06 0.71 0.87 23% 1.40 0.88 -37%
Auto Theft 1.86 1.61 1.56 1.70 1.40 0.99 0.88 -11% 1.68 1.09 -35%
Fraud/Theft of Services 1.84 1.64 1.85 1.82 1.37 1.05 1.22 16% 1.79 1.21 -32%
Embezzlement 1.26 1.38 1.17 1.12 1.01 0.60 0.51 -15% 1.23 0.71 -42%
All Property Offenses 1.7 1.64 1.57 1.56 1.28 1.14 1.05 -8% 1.62 1.16 -28%

Drugs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Drug Possession 2194 2,401 2,043 1,885 1,131 358 66 -82% 2,131 518 -76%
Drug Sales 13647 13,019 10,755 9,542 7,081 4,380 1,401 -68% 11,741 4,287 -63%
DUI 2093 2,117 1,703 1,204 975 656 165 -75% 1,779 599 -66%
All Drug Offenses 17934 17,537 14,501 12,631 9,187 5,394 1,632 -70% 15,651 5,404 -65%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Drug Possession 0.35 0.50 0.53 0.54 0.36 0.16 0.07 -56% 0.48 0.20 -58%
Drug Sales 2.28 2.50 2.42 2.22 2.01 1.56 1.53 -2% 2.36 1.70 -28%
DUI 0.68 0.71 0.61 0.52 0.48 0.46 0.34 -26% 0.63 0.43 -32%
All Drug Offenses 1.17 1.35 1.31 1.25 1.06 0.84 0.71 -15% 1.27 0.87 -31%

Firearms

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Illegal Firearms Possession 2689 3,337 3,186 3,147 3,514 2,114 737 -65% 3,090 2,122 -31%
All Firearms Possession 2689 3,337 3,186 3,147 3,514 2,114 737 -65% 3,090 2,122 -31%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Illegal Firearms Possession 3.48 4.06 4.1 4.11 3.75 3.21 2.48 -23% 3.94 3.15 -20%
All Firearms Possession 3.48 4.06 4.1 4.11 3.75 3.21 2.48 -23% 3.94 3.15 -20%

Other

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other things, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years, those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses, and few cases have been completed. The extraordinary reduction in our future years metrics in 2020 and 2021 are partly a reflection of this change.

Future Years of Supervision by Police District

Raw Counts

Data: Year End Count of Future Years of Supervision by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Prostitution/Sex Work 567 582 345 370 112 30 2 -93% 466 48 -90%
Patronizing Prostitutes 29 30 24 43 11 4 0 -100% 32 5 -84%
Threats of Violence 274 280 297 207 143 53 37 -30% 264 78 -70%
All Other Offenses 870 892 666 620 266 87 39 -55% 762 131 -83%

Rates

Data: Year End Future Years of Supervision per Guilty/Plea/Diversion Outcome by Offense Category
Offense Category 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Prostitution/Sex Work 0.64 0.64 0.52 0.50 0.43 0.24 0.10 -58% 0.58 0.26 -55%
Patronizing Prostitutes 0.11 0.14 0.13 0.21 0.10 0.04 0.00 -100% 0.15 0.05 -67%
Threats of Violence 1.76 1.39 1.70 1.42 1.15 0.68 0.95 40% 1.57 0.93 -41%
All Other Offenses 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.29 0.43 48% 0.64 0.42 -34%