Incidents

Year to Date Through 10/18/2021

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.

  1%

98,086
Incidents YTD

All Offenses

  4%

31,371
Incidents YTD

Violent Offenses

  4%

57,064
Incidents YTD

Property Offenses

  -31%

4,841
Incidents YTD

Drug Offenses

  18%

3,104
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 32,640 32,259 31,469 31,168 32,702 30,306 31,371 4% 32,123 31,387 -2%
All Property Offenses 59,054 58,311 56,948 57,391 56,493 54,687 57,064 4% 58,104 56,409 -3%
All Drug Offenses 9,764 9,852 10,942 10,279 10,658 7,061 4,841 -31% 10,186 8,210 -19%
All Firearms Possession 1,012 1,515 1,667 1,743 2,001 2,628 3,104 18% 1,398 2,369 69%
All Other Offenses 3,325 2,084 1,548 1,086 1,309 866 346 -60% 2,319 902 -61%
Uncategorized Offenses 1,682 666 672 675 1,090 2,048 1,360 -34% 1,007 1,293 28%
All Offenses 107,477 104,687 103,246 102,342 104,253 97,596 98,086 1% 105,137 100,569 -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 220 228 247 263 273 362 361 0% 232 315 36%
Non-Fatal Shooting** 725 775 694 793 849 1,304 1,186 -9% 731 1,033 41%
Rape 1,054 995 915 852 813 642 636 -1% 988 736 -26%
Robbery/Gun 2,180 1,956 1,773 1,591 1,604 1,267 1,721 36% 1,970 1,546 -22%
Robbery/Other 3,032 2,773 2,807 2,413 2,786 2,234 1,775 -21% 2,871 2,302 -20%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 1,186 1,100 1,151 1,152 1,293 1,714 2,146 25% 1,146 1,576 38%
Aggravated Assault/Other 4,402 4,303 4,320 4,312 4,479 4,303 4,190 -3% 4,342 4,321 0%
Other Assaults, Threats of Violence, Harassment 19,011 19,384 18,789 19,049 19,777 17,908 18,738 5% 19,061 18,868 -1%
Sexual Assault, Statutory Rape, and Other Sex Offenses 830 745 773 743 828 572 618 8% 783 690 -12%
All Violent Offenses 32,640 32,259 31,469 31,168 32,702 30,306 31,371 4% 32,123 31,387 -2%

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 5,353 4,508 4,145 4,039 3,789 2,820 2,850 1% 4,669 3,374 -28%
Burglary/Commercial 1,218 1,110 1,117 1,126 1,003 2,342 1,102 -53% 1,148 1,393 21%
Theft from Auto 10,038 10,944 10,814 10,819 10,561 10,219 10,117 -1% 10,599 10,429 -2%
Theft 18,341 18,073 17,889 18,234 19,392 16,659 17,724 6% 18,101 18,002 -1%
Auto Theft 1,402 1,262 1,207 1,401 1,445 3,789 6,644 75% 1,290 3,320 157%
Fraud 10,289 9,586 9,329 9,834 8,112 7,002 7,417 6% 9,735 8,091 -17%
Embezzlement 312 284 368 267 320 181 110 -39% 321 220 -31%
Vandalism 12,101 12,544 12,079 11,671 11,871 11,675 11,100 -5% 12,241 11,579 -5%
All Property Offenses 59,054 58,311 56,948 57,391 56,493 54,687 57,064 4% 58,104 56,409 -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 6,039 6,391 7,880 7,695 8,569 5,568 3,303 -41% 6,770 6,284 -7%
DUI 3,089 3,011 2,814 2,420 1,875 1,381 1,383 0% 2,971 1,765 -41%
Public Drunkenness 425 339 136 70 111 42 61 45% 300 71 -76%
Liquor Law Violations 211 111 112 94 103 70 94 34% 145 90 -38%
All Drug Offenses 9,764 9,852 10,942 10,279 10,658 7,061 4,841 -31% 10,186 8,210 -19%

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) 1,012 1,515 1,667 1,743 2,001 2,628 3,104 18% 1,398 2,369 69%
All Firearms Possession 1,012 1,515 1,667 1,743 2,001 2,628 3,104 18% 1,398 2,369 69%

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 881 704 881 601 622 183 33 -82% 822 360 -56%
Disorderly Conduct 2,444 1,380 667 485 687 683 313 -54% 1,497 542 -64%
All Other Offenses 3,325 2,084 1,548 1,086 1,309 866 346 -60% 2,319 902 -61%