Incidents

Year to Date Through 04/12/2021

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.

  -9%

31,422
Incidents YTD

All Offenses

  -10%

9,558
Incidents YTD

Violent Offenses

  -4%

18,248
Incidents YTD

Property Offenses

  -37%

1,950
Incidents YTD

Drug Offenses

  63%

1,237
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 10,124 10,434 10,431 10,177 10,555 10,617 9,558 -10% 10,330 10,227 -1%
All Property Offenses 18,425 18,537 17,894 17,840 18,551 19,020 18,248 -4% 18,285 18,415 1%
All Drug Offenses 3,541 3,693 3,691 3,515 3,691 3,104 1,950 -37% 3,642 3,065 -16%
All Firearms Possession 333 558 570 591 677 757 1,237 63% 487 816 68%
All Other Offenses 1,231 835 491 333 339 513 91 -82% 852 319 -63%
Uncategorized Offenses 546 202 246 206 359 467 338 -28% 331 342 3%
All Offenses 34,200 34,259 33,323 32,662 34,172 34,478 31,422 -9% 33,927 33,184 -2%

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 64 73 85 75 93 106 111 5% 74 96 30%
Non-Fatal Shooting** 152 227 198 216 244 285 399 40% 192 286 49%
Rape 338 309 298 264 275 242 243 0% 315 256 -19%
Robbery/Gun 674 654 681 527 498 574 592 3% 670 548 -18%
Robbery/Other 949 841 901 793 839 876 572 -35% 897 770 -14%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 365 334 363 384 391 480 784 63% 354 510 44%
Aggravated Assault/Other 1,265 1,319 1,365 1,305 1,373 1,417 1,096 -23% 1,316 1,298 -1%
Other Assaults, Threats of Violence, Harassment 6,043 6,414 6,274 6,348 6,547 6,418 5,595 -13% 6,244 6,227 0%
Sexual Assault, Statutory Rape, and Other Sex Offenses 274 263 266 265 295 219 166 -24% 268 236 -12%
All Violent Offenses 10,124 10,434 10,431 10,177 10,555 10,617 9,558 -10% 10,330 10,227 -1%

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 1,764 1,367 1,299 1,178 1,204 1,050 888 -15% 1,477 1,080 -27%
Burglary/Commercial 360 350 364 352 319 386 322 -17% 358 345 -4%
Theft from Auto 2,971 3,306 3,138 3,231 3,440 3,647 3,228 -11% 3,138 3,386 8%
Theft 5,467 5,580 5,597 5,690 5,883 6,980 5,583 -20% 5,548 6,034 9%
Auto Theft 490 393 354 424 467 765 1,984 159% 412 910 121%
Fraud 3,785 3,399 3,151 3,198 3,271 2,378 2,724 15% 3,445 2,893 -16%
Embezzlement 100 99 122 101 118 94 36 -62% 107 87 -19%
Vandalism 3,488 4,043 3,869 3,666 3,849 3,720 3,483 -6% 3,800 3,680 -3%
All Property Offenses 18,425 18,537 17,894 17,840 18,551 19,020 18,248 -4% 18,285 18,415 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 2,134 2,286 2,535 2,607 2,890 2,554 1,392 -45% 2,318 2,361 2%
DUI 1,166 1,184 1,057 850 761 479 521 9% 1,136 653 -43%
Public Drunkenness 183 175 56 34 16 27 21 -22% 138 24 -83%
Liquor Law Violations 58 48 43 24 24 44 16 -64% 50 27 -46%
All Drug Offenses 3,541 3,693 3,691 3,515 3,691 3,104 1,950 -37% 3,642 3,065 -16%

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) 333 558 570 591 677 757 1,237 63% 487 816 68%
All Firearms Possession 333 558 570 591 677 757 1,237 63% 487 816 68%

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 350 216 202 151 199 151 1 -99% 256 126 -51%
Disorderly Conduct 881 619 289 182 140 362 90 -75% 596 194 -67%
All Other Offenses 1,231 835 491 333 339 513 91 -82% 852 319 -63%