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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 12/07/2025

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.

  77%

10,490 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  90%

8,707 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  0%

2 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  26%

364 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
4,567
4,309
6,416
8,341
9,657
7,443
7,108
6,423
6,450
3,772
1,585
1,350
1,521
1,429
4,580
8,707
All Drug Offenses
11
7
15
3
7
2
3
23
1
17
1
9
3
3
2
2
All Other Offenses
3,763
3,046
2,997
3,235
2,939
2,443
1,645
852
605
332
125
142
161
187
290
364
Uncategorized Offenses
8,171
7,121
10,748
13,052
15,201
14,039
3,566
1,552
1,183
1,101
481
580
589
770
1,041
1,417
All Offenses
16,512
14,483
20,176
24,631
27,804
23,927
12,322
8,850
8,239
5,222
2,192
2,081
2,274
2,389
5,913
10,490

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
2,823
2,687
2,691
2,517
2,069
1,819
1,644
1,294
1,913
1,971
1,035
706
896
713
1,444
1,785
Theft
224
170
197
140
118
175
174
184
268
323
218
121
127
129
308
299
Theft of Services
56
48
565
2,604
4,493
2,678
2,429
2,715
3,225
897
31
119
128
132
2,438
6,175
Trespass
1,075
1,021
2,447
2,483
2,312
2,347
2,534
2,056
897
478
222
336
303
383
329
382
Criminal Mischief
361
311
342
298
276
219
201
136
134
98
77
66
65
71
61
63
Other Property Crimes
28
72
174
299
389
205
126
38
13
5
2
2
2
1
0
3
All Property Offenses
4,567
4,309
6,416
8,341
9,657
7,443
7,108
6,423
6,450
3,772
1,585
1,350
1,521
1,429
4,580
8,707

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
11
7
15
3
7
2
3
23
1
17
1
9
3
3
2
2
All Drug Offenses
11
7
15
3
7
2
3
23
1
17
1
9
3
3
2
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
2,772
2,168
2,396
2,582
2,212
1,811
1,183
627
482
269
96
112
134
170
270
286
Alcohol Possession by Minor
474
471
263
352
255
159
117
104
43
34
27
9
6
2
11
10
Public Drunkenness
480
387
322
280
459
455
328
109
72
21
1
16
18
11
9
55
Illegal Dumping/Littering
37
20
16
21
13
18
17
12
8
8
1
5
3
4
0
13
All Other Offenses
3,763
3,046
2,997
3,235
2,939
2,443
1,645
852
605
332
125
142
161
187
290
364