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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 01/30/2026

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.

  60%

892 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  80%

776 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  0%

1 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  4%

24 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
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
2026 YTD
All Property Offenses
318
415
535
771
739
521
509
561
552
270
170
104
181
118
431
776
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
All Other Offenses
200
216
268
211
172
191
51
53
32
9
4
20
10
19
23
24
Uncategorized Offenses
325
658
693
991
1,090
396
100
72
98
93
38
58
66
72
102
91
All Offenses
843
1,290
1,496
1,973
2,001
1,108
660
686
682
372
214
182
257
209
557
892

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
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
2026 YTD
Retail Theft
228
239
219
176
199
163
133
105
148
183
108
46
102
51
177
143
Theft
15
16
10
18
13
5
7
13
21
44
23
7
21
11
28
9
Theft of Services
1
40
63
396
345
187
209
312
325
10
6
11
8
15
183
590
Trespass
51
86
199
137
137
135
152
122
49
21
26
34
37
37
38
32
Criminal Mischief
23
17
25
17
22
20
7
9
9
11
7
6
13
4
5
2
Other Property Crimes
0
17
19
27
23
11
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
All Property Offenses
318
415
535
771
739
521
509
561
552
270
170
104
181
118
431
776

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
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
2026 YTD
Drug Possession
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
All Drug Offenses
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
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
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
2026 YTD
Disorderly Conduct
153
180
228
183
138
138
38
46
26
6
4
18
9
18
16
21
Alcohol Possession by Minor
10
15
16
6
11
4
5
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
0
Public Drunkenness
34
21
23
20
23
48
6
4
6
1
0
2
1
1
3
0
Illegal Dumping/Littering
3
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
All Other Offenses
200
216
268
211
172
191
51
53
32
9
4
20
10
19
23
24