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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 09/01/2025

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.

  111%

7,631 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  138%

6,313 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  100%

2 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  7%

244 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
3,358
3,138
4,485
5,638
6,945
5,600
5,131
4,608
4,597
2,893
1,206
946
1,001
1,039
2,653
6,313
All Drug Offenses
9
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2
All Other Offenses
2,638
2,301
2,089
2,239
2,126
1,690
1,321
614
422
269
109
96
113
127
227
244
Uncategorized Offenses
5,900
5,329
7,673
9,017
10,807
11,574
2,945
1,145
853
858
359
408
415
546
735
1,072
All Offenses
11,905
10,772
14,257
16,895
19,884
18,866
9,399
6,388
5,873
4,031
1,675
1,458
1,531
1,713
3,616
7,631

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
1,998
1,911
1,885
1,820
1,476
1,342
1,209
941
1,399
1,384
816
508
591
545
932
1,277
Theft
179
109
150
111
69
128
115
127
185
213
177
88
80
95
195
200
Theft of Services
46
31
309
1,465
3,133
2,113
1,749
1,669
2,232
882
23
76
89
92
1,236
4,533
Trespass
854
806
1,800
1,831
1,782
1,692
1,806
1,735
678
353
129
234
196
253
244
260
Criminal Mischief
255
235
243
211
196
171
146
105
94
60
59
38
45
53
46
40
Other Property Crimes
26
46
98
200
289
154
106
31
9
1
2
2
0
1
0
3
All Property Offenses
3,358
3,138
4,485
5,638
6,945
5,600
5,131
4,608
4,597
2,893
1,206
946
1,001
1,039
2,653
6,313

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
9
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2
All Drug Offenses
9
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2

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
1,964
1,620
1,669
1,821
1,620
1,248
934
444
330
213
81
74
88
120
219
180
Alcohol Possession by Minor
310
355
175
211
177
118
97
78
39
32
26
8
6
1
1
8
Public Drunkenness
350
313
233
190
321
321
278
81
48
18
1
12
16
6
7
44
Illegal Dumping/Littering
14
13
12
17
8
3
12
11
5
6
1
2
3
0
0
12
All Other Offenses
2,638
2,301
2,089
2,239
2,126
1,690
1,321
614
422
269
109
96
113
127
227
244