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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 04/14/2025

Definitions | Limitations

The data below show Philadelphia totals for people arrested by local and state law enforcement agencies for ‘Summary’ offenses. Summary offenses are the lowest level of criminal offense in Pennslyvania, often refered to as ‘non-traffic citations.’ Unlike Misdemeanors and Felonies, the police in Philadelphia can arrest and charge a person for a summary offense without the intervention of the District Attorney’s Office.

  42%

1,323 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  65%

828 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  0

1 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  -38%

76 Arrests YTD

Other Offenses

All Offenses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Summary Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Arrests by Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
All Property Offenses
1,279
1,242
1,637
2,083
2,658
2,318
1,986
1,737
1,909
1,570
739
426
390
534
503
828
All Drug Offenses
3
3
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
0
1
All Other Offenses
1,048
1,098
919
1,026
925
723
681
308
215
123
78
22
48
82
123
76
Uncategorized Offenses
1,928
1,925
2,921
3,389
3,797
4,456
1,473
471
335
376
242
156
171
266
306
418
All Offenses
4,258
4,268
5,479
6,499
7,383
7,498
4,140
2,517
2,460
2,070
1,060
609
610
883
932
1,323

Property

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Summary Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Arrests by Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
Retail Theft
775
705
760
750
616
610
541
414
579
543
487
233
204
297
259
540
Theft
70
48
55
41
32
41
26
40
76
72
126
35
34
51
53
81
Theft of Services
23
8
100
439
1,254
1,004
748
619
860
767
20
21
36
33
49
67
Trespass
305
368
571
668
575
513
562
626
348
165
81
120
91
125
127
123
Criminal Mischief
95
108
89
86
77
81
68
30
45
23
24
16
25
28
15
14
Other Property Crimes
11
5
62
99
104
69
41
8
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
All Property Offenses
1,279
1,242
1,637
2,083
2,658
2,318
1,986
1,737
1,909
1,570
739
426
390
534
503
828

Drugs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Summary Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Arrests by Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
Drug Possession
3
3
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
0
1
All Drug Offenses
3
3
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
0
1

Other

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the criminal legal system. Among other changes, overall arrests and cases charged have been lower than prior years and those arrests that have happened tend to be for more serious offenses. Because of this, statistics about arrests, cases charged, and bail should be interpreted with caution.

Yearly Summary Arrests by Police District

Data: YTD Count of Summary Arrests by Offense Category

Offense Category
2010 YTD
2011 YTD
2012 YTD
2013 YTD
2014 YTD
2015 YTD
2016 YTD
2017 YTD
2018 YTD
2019 YTD
2020 YTD
2021 YTD
2022 YTD
2023 YTD
2024 YTD
2025 YTD
Disorderly Conduct
854
770
724
863
733
544
473
216
179
104
54
20
36
79
119
59
Alcohol Possession by Minor
55
182
83
64
68
53
44
43
10
5
23
0
4
0
0
5
Public Drunkenness
136
137
110
91
122
125
160
45
26
12
1
2
8
3
4
11
Illegal Dumping/Littering
3
9
2
8
2
1
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
All Other Offenses
1,048
1,098
919
1,026
925
723
681
308
215
123
78
22
48
82
123
76