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

  -66%

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 13,587 13,477 13,519 11,201 6,782 2,445 -64% 13,659 6,809 -50%
All Property Offenses 8029 7,830 6,900 6,077 3,548 2,038 707 -65% 7,209 2,098 -71%
All Drug Offenses 17928 17,521 14,503 12,611 9,171 5,387 1,630 -70% 15,641 5,396 -66%
All Firearms Possession 2689 3,338 3,186 3,152 3,518 2,112 738 -65% 3,091 2,123 -31%
All Other Offenses 870 892 666 621 266 87 39 -55% 762 131 -83%
Uncategorized Offenses 3319 3,268 3,045 2,402 2,659 1,214 536 -56% 3,008 1,470 -51%
All Offenses 46888 46,436 41,777 38,382 30,363 17,620 6,095 -65% 43,371 18,026 -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 1.04 -9% 1.62 1.15 -29%
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 4.07 4.10 4.11 3.75 3.19 2.48 -22% 3.94 3.14 -20%
All Other Offenses 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.56 0.54 0.29 0.43 48% 0.64 0.42 -34%
Uncategorized Offenses 1.25 1.15 1.19 1.05 1.44 0.93 0.90 -3% 1.16 1.09 -6%
All Offenses 1.6 1.71 1.74 1.74 1.65 1.34 1.20 -10% 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 960 956 803 755 644 797 287 -64% 868 576 -34%
Non-Fatal Shooting** · 10 409 987 834 519 207 -60% 469 520 11%
Rape 1242 1,094 1,190 1,714 1,708 1,181 378 -68% 1,310 1,089 -17%
Robbery/Gun 2624 2,826 2,769 2,646 2,018 869 299 -66% 2,716 1,062 -61%
Robbery/Other 1928 1,852 1,931 1,661 1,428 773 309 -60% 1,843 837 -55%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 2043 2,348 1,742 1,451 1,030 555 140 -75% 1,896 575 -70%
Aggravated Assault/Other 3177 2,733 2,944 2,718 2,193 1,250 502 -60% 2,893 1,315 -55%
Other Assaults 1348 1,338 1,186 1,067 767 496 200 -60% 1,235 488 -60%
Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses 731 430 503 520 579 342 123 -64% 546 348 -36%
All Violent Offenses 14053 13,587 13,477 13,519 11,201 6,782 2,445 -64% 13,659 6,809 -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 4.73 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 8.49 6.97 5.54 4.78 -14% 7.04 5.76 -18%
Robbery/Gun 4.09 5.57 4.97 4.88 3.96 3.46 3.05 -12% 4.88 3.49 -28%
Robbery/Other 3.19 3.07 3.45 3.39 2.84 2.70 2.22 -18% 3.28 2.59 -21%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 4.09 4.13 4.23 3.56 3.27 2.98 1.75 -41% 4.00 2.67 -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 1.23 1.35 1.07 0.86 0.90 5% 1.29 0.94 -27%
Sexual Assault and Other Sex Offenses 4.35 2.83 3.78 3.29 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 1,430 1,030 724 234 -68% 1,745 663 -62%
Burglary/Commercial 603 503 541 486 321 238 73 -69% 533 211 -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 394 404 301 329 273 131 32 -76% 357 145 -59%
Retail Theft 2254 2,238 2,064 1,623 415 175 24 -86% 2,045 205 -90%
Theft 880 881 742 756 448 234 106 -55% 815 263 -68%
Auto Theft 837 823 873 725 520 285 99 -65% 814 301 -63%
Fraud/Theft of Services 737 774 770 576 424 198 121 -39% 714 248 -65%
Embezzlement 118 185 127 113 100 42 18 -57% 136 53 -61%
All Property Offenses 8029 7,830 6,900 6,077 3,548 2,038 707 -65% 7,209 2,098 -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 2.71 2.20 2.12 2.15 1% 2.96 2.16 -27%
Burglary/Commercial 2.25 2.12 2.19 2.03 1.72 1.70 1.24 -27% 2.15 1.55 -28%
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 0.70 0.83 0.52 0.40 -23% 0.89 0.58 -35%
Retail Theft 1.25 1.32 1.25 1.30 0.74 1.07 0.41 -62% 1.28 0.74 -42%
Theft 1.44 1.42 1.35 1.38 1.06 0.71 0.86 21% 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 1.84 1.80 1.37 1.03 1.22 18% 1.78 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 1.04 -9% 1.62 1.15 -29%

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 1,887 1,130 358 64 -82% 2,131 517 -76%
Drug Sales 13641 13,003 10,757 9,520 7,066 4,372 1,401 -68% 11,730 4,280 -64%
DUI 2093 2,117 1,703 1,204 975 657 165 -75% 1,779 599 -66%
All Drug Offenses 17928 17,521 14,503 12,611 9,171 5,387 1,630 -70% 15,641 5,396 -66%

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 2.49 2.42 2.21 2.00 1.55 1.53 -1% 2.35 1.69 -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 3,338 3,186 3,152 3,518 2,112 738 -65% 3,091 2,123 -31%
All Firearms Possession 2689 3,338 3,186 3,152 3,518 2,112 738 -65% 3,091 2,123 -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 4.07 4.1 4.11 3.75 3.19 2.48 -22% 3.94 3.14 -20%
All Firearms Possession 3.48 4.07 4.1 4.11 3.75 3.19 2.48 -22% 3.94 3.14 -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 274 280 297 208 143 53 37 -30% 265 78 -71%
All Other Offenses 870 892 666 621 266 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 0.51 0.49 0.43 0.24 0.10 -58% 0.57 0.26 -54%
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 0.56 0.54 0.29 0.43 48% 0.64 0.42 -34%