Incidents

Year to Date Through 10/28/2020

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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%

101,209
Incidents YTD

All Offenses

  -8%

31,307
Incidents YTD

Violent Offenses

  -3%

56,936
Incidents YTD

Property Offenses

  -34%

7,243
Incidents YTD

Drug Offenses

  33%

2,774
Incidents YTD

Firearms Offenses

All Offenses

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
All Violent Offenses 32,752 33,840 33,430 32,634 32,219 33,974 31,307 -8% 33,164 32,500 -2%
All Property Offenses 61,572 61,084 60,435 59,021 59,309 58,539 56,936 -3% 60,528 58,261 -4%
All Drug Offenses 12,084 10,108 10,211 11,292 10,618 11,004 7,243 -34% 10,924 9,622 -12%
All Firearms Offenses 1,221 1,074 1,590 1,731 1,802 2,080 2,774 33% 1,404 2,219 58%
All Other Offenses 3,562 3,420 2,171 1,588 1,109 1,376 880 -36% 2,685 1,122 -58%
Uncategorized Offenses 1,019 1,705 690 696 694 1,121 2,069 85% 1,028 1,295 26%
All Offenses 112,210 111,231 108,527 106,962 105,751 108,094 101,209 -6% 109,732 105,018 -4%

Violent

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Homicide 216 228 233 260 268 279 363 30% 234 303 29%
Rape 1,004 1,090 1,032 954 880 839 662 -21% 1,020 794 -22%
Robbery/Gun 2,304 2,331 2,106 1,898 1,731 1,735 1,374 -21% 2,160 1,613 -25%
Robbery/Other 3,153 3,138 2,878 2,919 2,517 2,904 2,319 -20% 3,022 2,580 -15%
Aggravated Assault/Gun 1,722 1,884 1,855 1,854 1,921 2,154 3,108 44% 1,829 2,394 31%
Aggravated Assault/Other 4,492 4,550 4,462 4,472 4,457 4,657 4,459 -4% 4,494 4,524 1%
Other Assaults, Threats of Violence, Harassment 19,023 19,748 20,083 19,475 19,681 20,557 18,447 -10% 19,582 19,562 0%
Sexual Assault, Statutory Rape, and Other Sex Offenses 838 871 781 802 764 849 575 -32% 823 729 -11%
All Violent Offenses 32,752 33,840 33,430 32,634 32,219 33,974 31,307 -8% 33,164 32,500 -2%

Property

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Burglary/Residential 6,485 5,562 4,673 4,300 4,178 3,939 2,928 -26% 5,255 3,682 -30%
Burglary/Commercial 1,606 1,242 1,153 1,160 1,155 1,044 2,647 154% 1,290 1,615 25%
Theft from Auto 10,640 10,405 11,388 11,197 11,193 10,956 10,606 -3% 10,908 10,918 0%
Theft 19,633 19,001 18,712 18,554 18,836 20,145 17,263 -14% 18,975 18,748 -1%
Auto Theft 1,922 1,443 1,309 1,239 1,456 1,504 3,970 164% 1,478 2,310 56%
Fraud 8,648 10,624 9,928 9,717 10,181 8,341 7,228 -13% 9,729 8,583 -12%
Embezzlement 317 324 300 382 274 327 185 -43% 331 262 -21%
Vandalism 12,321 12,483 12,972 12,472 12,036 12,283 12,109 -1% 12,562 12,143 -3%
All Property Offenses 61,572 61,084 60,435 59,021 59,309 58,539 56,936 -3% 60,528 58,261 -4%

Drugs

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Drug Offenses 8,404 6,268 6,652 8,143 7,952 8,834 5,724 -35% 7,367 7,503 2%
DUI 3,080 3,188 3,103 2,895 2,495 1,950 1,405 -28% 3,066 1,950 -36%
Public Drunkenness 351 436 345 139 72 114 43 -62% 318 76 -76%
Liquor Law Violations 249 216 111 115 99 106 71 -33% 173 92 -47%
All Drug Offenses 12,084 10,108 10,211 11,292 10,618 11,004 7,243 -34% 10,924 9,622 -12%

Firearms

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Firearms Violations (including Illegal Possession) 1,221 1,074 1,590 1,731 1,802 2,080 2,774 33% 1,404 2,219 58%
All Firearms Offenses 1,221 1,074 1,590 1,731 1,802 2,080 2,774 33% 1,404 2,219 58%

Other

Yearly Incidents by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Incidents by Offense Category

Offense Category 2014 YTD 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2017 YTD 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2020 YTD Yr-Yr
Change 		’14-’17
Avg 		’18-’20
Avg 		’14-’17 Avg
Compared to
’18-’20 Avg
Prostitution/Sex Work Related Offenses 1,133 915 747 900 613 664 191 -71% 924 489 -47%
Disorderly Conduct 2,429 2,505 1,424 688 496 712 689 -3% 1,762 632 -64%
All Other Offenses 3,562 3,420 2,171 1,588 1,109 1,376 880 -36% 2,685 1,122 -58%