Incidents

Year to Date Through 05/09/2021

Definitions | Limitations

Whenever a crime is reported, it is logged as an incident by the Philadelphia Police Department. The report below is a summary of the Philadelphia Police Department’s published Parts I & II Incident data. Not all crime types are included. More information on this data can be found on the Crime Incidents page on OpenDataPhilly.

  -6%

40,128
Incidents YTD

All Offenses

  -3%

12,583
Incidents YTD

Violent Offenses

  -2%

23,046
Incidents YTD

Property Offenses

  -36%

2,355
Incidents YTD

Drug Offenses

  56%

1,529
Incidents YTD

Firearms Possession

All Offenses

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
All Violent Offenses 13,466 13,638 13,489 13,287 13,762 12,910 12,583 -3% 13,531 13,136 -3%
All Property Offenses 24,190 23,764 23,061 23,366 23,797 23,520 23,046 -2% 23,672 23,432 -1%
All Drug Offenses 4,601 4,780 4,758 4,437 4,655 3,673 2,355 -36% 4,713 3,780 -20%
All Firearms Possession 457 711 733 784 880 981 1,529 56% 634 1,044 65%
All Other Offenses 1,639 1,101 642 416 469 575 120 -79% 1,127 395 -65%
Uncategorized Offenses 815 286 318 260 490 1,079 495 -54% 473 581 23%
All Offenses 45,168 44,280 43,001 42,550 44,053 42,738 40,128 -6% 44,150 42,367 -4%

Violent

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
Homicide 76 93 107 101 114 138 153 11% 92 126 37%
Non-Fatal Shooting** 218 284 268 283 316 373 493 32% 257 366 42%
Rape 451 414 408 348 344 280 295 5% 424 317 -25%
Robbery/Gun 822 820 819 640 630 659 751 14% 820 670 -18%
Robbery/Other 1,234 1,125 1,173 1,018 1,143 1,089 684 -37% 1,177 984 -16%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 503 425 468 502 530 590 1,016 72% 465 660 42%
Aggravated Assault/Other 1,714 1,740 1,763 1,761 1,794 1,726 1,463 -15% 1,739 1,686 -3%
Other Assaults, Threats of Violence, Harassment 8,092 8,404 8,145 8,297 8,513 7,803 7,508 -4% 8,214 8,030 -2%
Sexual Assault, Statutory Rape, and Other Sex Offenses 356 333 338 337 378 252 220 -13% 342 297 -13%
All Violent Offenses 13,466 13,638 13,489 13,287 13,762 12,910 12,583 -3% 13,531 13,136 -3%

Property

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
Burglary/Residential 2,250 1,793 1,657 1,538 1,510 1,304 1,119 -14% 1,900 1,368 -28%
Burglary/Commercial 467 480 453 444 413 518 395 -24% 467 442 -5%
Theft from Auto 3,842 4,174 4,110 4,313 4,406 4,683 4,055 -13% 4,042 4,364 8%
Theft 7,251 7,277 7,227 7,409 7,629 8,382 6,953 -17% 7,252 7,593 5%
Auto Theft 605 507 462 558 607 975 2,562 163% 525 1,176 124%
Fraud 4,913 4,231 4,016 4,111 4,032 2,907 3,344 15% 4,387 3,598 -18%
Embezzlement 123 127 154 129 147 112 42 -62% 135 108 -20%
Vandalism 4,739 5,175 4,982 4,864 5,053 4,639 4,576 -1% 4,965 4,783 -4%
All Property Offenses 24,190 23,764 23,061 23,366 23,797 23,520 23,046 -2% 23,672 23,432 -1%

Drugs

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
Drug Offenses 2,792 2,974 3,272 3,295 3,646 3,043 1,660 -45% 3,013 2,911 -3%
DUI 1,477 1,525 1,348 1,068 942 556 636 14% 1,450 800 -45%
Public Drunkenness 239 214 75 39 25 29 29 0% 176 30 -83%
Liquor Law Violations 93 67 63 35 42 45 30 -33% 74 38 -49%
All Drug Offenses 4,601 4,780 4,758 4,437 4,655 3,673 2,355 -36% 4,713 3,780 -20%

Firearms

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
Firearms Violations (including Illegal Possession) 457 711 733 784 880 981 1,529 56% 634 1,044 65%
All Firearms Possession 457 711 733 784 880 981 1,529 56% 634 1,044 65%

Other

The Philadelphia Police Department’s public data classifies crimes by a general code. Offense types on this report may be different than other reports on the dashboard. These are Parts I & II offenses only. Not all crime types are included in this report as they are on other pages. This data is considered preliminary reporting and is not authoritative.

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2021 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’15-’17
Avg 		’18-’21
Avg 		’15-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’21 Avg
Prostitution/Sex Work Related Offenses 422 286 284 198 266 151 1 -99% 331 154 -53%
Disorderly Conduct 1,217 815 358 218 203 424 119 -72% 797 241 -70%
All Other Offenses 1,639 1,101 642 416 469 575 120 -79% 1,127 395 -65%