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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 09/16/2025

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.

  101%

8,015 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  121%

6,588 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  100%

2 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  17%

268 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
3,535
3,301
4,799
6,053
7,334
5,905
5,485
4,887
4,881
3,033
1,263
1,018
1,059
1,090
2,977
6,588
All Drug Offenses
9
5
10
1
7
2
2
21
1
12
1
8
2
2
1
2
All Other Offenses
2,840
2,424
2,217
2,380
2,268
1,821
1,371
656
443
281
111
105
129
144
230
268
Uncategorized Offenses
6,354
5,765
8,164
9,643
11,566
12,125
3,055
1,224
913
892
384
428
442
589
779
1,157
All Offenses
12,738
11,495
15,190
18,077
21,175
19,853
9,913
6,788
6,238
4,218
1,759
1,559
1,632
1,825
3,987
8,015

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
2,113
2,005
2,013
1,934
1,546
1,424
1,272
993
1,484
1,467
853
537
624
567
992
1,347
Theft
190
122
161
118
75
136
128
140
196
226
182
95
82
97
210
208
Theft of Services
47
36
349
1,633
3,333
2,221
1,876
1,833
2,380
884
23
85
96
95
1,461
4,720
Trespass
882
846
1,910
1,932
1,871
1,787
1,948
1,783
709
388
140
258
209
273
265
269
Criminal Mischief
277
243
258
228
205
177
153
107
100
67
63
41
48
57
49
41
Other Property Crimes
26
49
108
208
304
160
108
31
12
1
2
2
0
1
0
3
All Property Offenses
3,535
3,301
4,799
6,053
7,334
5,905
5,485
4,887
4,881
3,033
1,263
1,018
1,059
1,090
2,977
6,588

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
5
10
1
7
2
2
21
1
12
1
8
2
2
1
2
All Drug Offenses
9
5
10
1
7
2
2
21
1
12
1
8
2
2
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
2,118
1,706
1,752
1,929
1,704
1,348
971
468
347
223
83
81
103
137
222
200
Alcohol Possession by Minor
332
374
192
231
208
120
101
89
41
32
26
8
6
1
1
8
Public Drunkenness
372
330
261
199
348
348
287
88
50
18
1
14
17
6
7
48
Illegal Dumping/Littering
18
14
12
21
8
5
12
11
5
8
1
2
3
0
0
12
All Other Offenses
2,840
2,424
2,217
2,380
2,268
1,821
1,371
656
443
281
111
105
129
144
230
268