Incidents

Year to Date Through 08/02/2021

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.

  -2%

69,241
Incidents YTD

All Offenses

  1%

22,027
Incidents YTD

Violent Offenses

  1%

39,948
Incidents YTD

Property Offenses

  -30%

3,769
Incidents YTD

Drug Offenses

  48%

2,329
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 23,629 23,596 22,952 22,679 23,544 21,747 22,027 1% 23,392 22,499 -4%
All Property Offenses 42,434 41,558 40,803 41,130 40,762 39,729 39,948 1% 41,598 40,392 -3%
All Drug Offenses 7,383 7,460 8,077 7,502 7,885 5,378 3,769 -30% 7,640 6,134 -20%
All Firearms Possession 742 1,094 1,215 1,272 1,440 1,573 2,329 48% 1,017 1,654 63%
All Other Offenses 2,561 1,659 1,060 739 868 764 223 -71% 1,760 648 -63%
Uncategorized Offenses 1,406 486 510 486 827 1,811 945 -48% 801 1,017 27%
All Offenses 78,155 75,853 74,617 73,808 75,326 71,002 69,241 -2% 76,208 72,344 -5%

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 152 166 185 178 187 251 275 10% 168 223 33%
Non-Fatal Shooting** 477 550 501 536 585 807 867 7% 509 699 37%
Rape 783 719 660 630 579 459 473 3% 721 535 -26%
Robbery/Gun 1,486 1,403 1,319 1,117 1,101 945 1,127 19% 1,403 1,072 -24%
Robbery/Other 2,169 1,982 1,969 1,754 1,963 1,622 1,242 -23% 2,040 1,645 -19%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 873 806 857 854 936 1,114 1,590 43% 845 1,124 33%
Aggravated Assault/Other 3,173 3,159 3,141 3,079 3,287 3,066 2,853 -7% 3,158 3,071 -3%
Other Assaults, Threats of Violence, Harassment 13,901 14,267 13,755 13,975 14,310 13,074 13,168 1% 13,974 13,632 -2%
Sexual Assault, Statutory Rape, and Other Sex Offenses 615 544 565 556 596 409 432 6% 575 498 -13%
All Violent Offenses 23,629 23,596 22,952 22,679 23,544 21,747 22,027 1% 23,392 22,499 -4%

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 3,810 3,146 2,968 2,835 2,727 2,076 1,952 -6% 3,308 2,398 -28%
Burglary/Commercial 854 806 793 808 699 2,060 724 -65% 818 1,073 31%
Theft from Auto 7,121 7,697 7,696 7,690 7,580 7,406 7,036 -5% 7,505 7,428 -1%
Theft 13,089 12,707 12,725 12,947 13,607 12,476 12,139 -3% 12,840 12,792 0%
Auto Theft 1,028 909 852 1,000 1,004 2,244 4,439 98% 930 2,172 134%
Fraud 7,809 6,989 6,711 7,163 6,124 4,895 5,559 14% 7,170 5,935 -17%
Embezzlement 218 203 274 207 233 142 76 -46% 232 164 -29%
Vandalism 8,505 9,101 8,784 8,480 8,788 8,430 8,023 -5% 8,797 8,430 -4%
All Property Offenses 42,434 41,558 40,803 41,130 40,762 39,729 39,948 1% 41,598 40,392 -3%

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 4,522 4,715 5,750 5,590 6,305 4,331 2,592 -40% 4,996 4,704 -6%
DUI 2,340 2,363 2,134 1,793 1,447 951 1,067 12% 2,279 1,314 -42%
Public Drunkenness 346 286 111 53 56 33 44 33% 248 46 -81%
Liquor Law Violations 175 96 82 66 77 63 66 5% 118 68 -42%
All Drug Offenses 7,383 7,460 8,077 7,502 7,885 5,378 3,769 -30% 7,640 6,134 -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) 742 1,094 1,215 1,272 1,440 1,573 2,329 48% 1,017 1,654 63%
All Firearms Possession 742 1,094 1,215 1,272 1,440 1,573 2,329 48% 1,017 1,654 63%

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 655 502 569 389 470 151 2 -99% 575 253 -56%
Disorderly Conduct 1,906 1,157 491 350 398 613 221 -64% 1,185 396 -67%
All Other Offenses 2,561 1,659 1,060 739 868 764 223 -71% 1,760 648 -63%