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Summary Arrests

Year to Date Through 08/31/2026

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.

  16%

8,872 Arrests YTD

All Offenses

  13%

7,136 Arrests YTD

Property Offenses

  -50%

1 Arrests YTD

Drug Offenses

  108%

509 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
3,126
4,461
5,611
6,913
5,577
5,108
4,590
4,569
2,866
1,203
942
997
1,038
2,643
6,333
7,136
All Drug Offenses
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2
1
All Other Offenses
2,295
2,073
2,233
2,120
1,686
1,318
612
418
269
109
94
111
127
227
245
509
Uncategorized Offenses
5,295
7,633
8,959
10,778
11,536
2,939
1,139
850
853
358
407
414
541
734
1,078
1,226
All Offenses
10,720
14,177
16,804
19,817
18,801
9,367
6,362
5,838
3,999
1,671
1,451
1,524
1,707
3,605
7,658
8,872

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
1,904
1,878
1,811
1,466
1,339
1,205
938
1,393
1,378
814
505
587
545
930
1,278
1,307
Theft
109
149
111
69
128
113
127
183
213
176
88
80
95
195
200
163
Theft of Services
31
304
1,451
3,119
2,106
1,745
1,659
2,215
882
23
75
89
91
1,229
4,548
5,288
Trespass
803
1,790
1,828
1,775
1,679
1,795
1,730
675
332
129
234
196
253
244
264
333
Criminal Mischief
233
242
210
196
171
144
105
94
60
59
38
45
53
45
40
45
Other Property Crimes
46
98
200
288
154
106
31
9
1
2
2
0
1
0
3
0
All Property Offenses
3,126
4,461
5,611
6,913
5,577
5,108
4,590
4,569
2,866
1,203
942
997
1,038
2,643
6,333
7,136

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
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2
1
All Drug Offenses
4
10
1
6
2
2
21
1
11
1
8
2
1
1
2
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
1,615
1,658
1,816
1,617
1,244
932
443
327
213
81
74
86
120
219
181
365
Alcohol Possession by Minor
355
174
211
177
118
97
77
38
32
26
8
6
1
1
8
26
Public Drunkenness
312
229
189
318
321
277
81
48
18
1
12
16
6
7
44
111
Illegal Dumping/Littering
13
12
17
8
3
12
11
5
6
1
0
3
0
0
12
7
All Other Offenses
2,295
2,073
2,233
2,120
1,686
1,318
612
418
269
109
94
111
127
227
245
509