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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 11/01/2026

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.

  8%

10,593 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  1%

8,266 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -50%

1 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  172%

1,316 Arrests YTD

Other Offenses

All Offenses

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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

3,844

5,754

7,352

8,652

6,774

6,449

5,762

5,766

3,441

1,466

1,200

1,309

1,296

3,943

8,184

8,266

All Drug Offenses

7

15

1

7

2

3

22

1

13

1

8

2

2

2

2

1

All Other Offenses

3,604

4,269

3,978

3,599

3,113

2,030

875

564

322

123

120

147

164

262

483

1,316

Uncategorized Offenses

5,843

8,134

10,472

12,748

12,245

2,904

1,318

1,038

1,009

434

518

518

687

936

1,179

1,010

All Offenses

13,298

18,172

21,803

25,006

22,134

11,386

7,977

7,369

4,785

2,024

1,846

1,976

2,149

5,143

9,848

10,593

Property

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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

2,369

2,395

2,275

1,830

1,637

1,496

1,164

1,725

1,754

950

636

761

664

1,221

1,606

1,611

Theft

153

180

126

105

156

150

169

245

270

206

109

107

120

270

267

199

Theft of Services

45

468

2,117

3,996

2,473

2,215

2,346

2,838

889

28

105

118

117

2,089

5,912

5,958

Trespass

948

2,243

2,313

2,106

2,126

2,290

1,922

822

442

209

296

267

331

304

343

441

Criminal Mischief

271

307

264

253

196

176

126

123

81

71

52

55

63

59

53

57

Other Property Crimes

58

161

257

362

186

122

35

13

5

2

2

1

1

0

3

0

All Property Offenses

3,844

5,754

7,352

8,652

6,774

6,449

5,762

5,766

3,441

1,466

1,200

1,309

1,296

3,943

8,184

8,266

Drugs

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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

7

15

1

7

2

3

22

1

13

1

8

2

2

2

2

1

All Drug Offenses

7

15

1

7

2

3

22

1

13

1

8

2

2

2

2

1

Other

The Public Data Dashboard is currently paused. We are updating our data systems. As of 11/1/2026, our year-to-date data reports are paused. Please contact DATALab@phila.gov with any questions.

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

2,006

2,133

2,308

2,004

1,606

1,105

566

423

252

93

90

120

152

247

255

580

Loitering

1

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

Obstructing Highways

765

1,572

1,103

944

963

489

100

28

10

1

0

0

0

0

147

544

Alcohol Possession by Minor

449

250

307

229

135

108

99

42

33

27

9

6

2

6

9

29

Public Drunkenness

363

302

237

410

396

310

99

63

19

1

16

18

8

9

53

156

Illegal Dumping/Littering

20

12

21

12

13

17

11

8

8

1

5

3

2

0

13

7

All Other Offenses

3,604

4,269

3,978

3,599

3,113

2,030

875

564

322

123

120

147

164

262

483

1,316

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