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Summary Case Outcomes - PhilaDAO Data Dashboard
Notice
COVID-19 has changed the criminal legal system
During the pandemic, the criminal legal system has operated completely differently than it normally does. We have indicated this by marking areas during the pandemic in red. The changes that can be observed on our dashboard include: 1) isolation, closed schools, and the loss of community programming has led to an increase in serious violent crime, 2) police have made fewer arrests overall (in particular for minor offenses), 3) court policies and other restrictions meant to keep people safe have also disrupted or delayed court hearings and led to a significant increase in open cases forced dismissals and withdrawals. See our report on the justice system during COVID-19 to learn more.
A case outcome refers to how the case is resolved in court. Case outcomes include Dismissal or Withdrawal, Diversion, a Guilty verdict, a Guilty plea, or an Acquittal (Not Guilty verdict). Except in the case of Acquittal, any outcome is subject to change through Refile, Reconsideration, or Appeal.
103
Average Diversions
per Month YTD
50%
Diversion Rate
per Summary Adjudication
60
Proportion of Retail Theft Cases
Resolved as Summaries
0
Minor Violations Adjudicated
YTD
All Offenses
The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way diversion programs operate, and changed the way case information and program outcomes are recorded. Diversion rates displayed below are likely an undercounting of the cases that are being resolved via alternatives to prosecution and incarceration, and cannot be validated at this time. Read more about the diversion programs our office supports.
Raw Counts
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes 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
All Property Offenses
3,784
4,958
9,554
6,889
9,493
8,901
6,712
5,760
6,195
4,885
788
378
3,840
1,745
2,461
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,703
2,362
4,868
1,978
2,321
2,126
1,871
1,778
3,655
3,396
536
374
3,310
1,166
1,564
All Property Offenses
Guilty
192
1,317
3,259
3,498
5,721
5,027
3,375
3,008
1,549
869
120
3
208
294
342
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
86
1,047
2,852
2,893
4,892
4,439
3,047
2,768
1,398
747
85
0
179
282
318
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
104
175
386
603
829
587
328
240
150
122
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,465
4,134
3,070
4,187
4,022
2,556
2,490
3,017
3,666
3,214
4,116
5,135
2,919
2,683
3,536
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,633
5,482
10,223
3,979
4,443
3,639
2,407
1,315
1,269
885
248
69
1,113
486
572
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,888
1,861
6,190
378
500
521
361
271
312
311
66
63
704
141
105
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
215
1,386
2,076
1,474
1,858
1,523
863
397
212
118
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,654
2,292
863
1,283
1,060
808
577
569
529
410
474
570
288
292
250
Uncategorized Offenses
7,067
9,839
24,815
11,339
15,077
15,120
4,095
1,616
1,195
832
122
58
957
369
338
Uncategorized Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
4,840
3,715
13,401
1,689
2,385
2,394
861
510
537
443
88
55
617
160
151
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
1,169
4,802
10,031
8,366
11,209
10,707
2,419
806
372
311
23
2
269
151
137
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
576
4,026
8,853
7,112
9,677
9,386
2,113
651
284
210
15
0
182
74
50
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
557
608
1,107
1,246
1,532
1,319
306
155
88
101
8
2
87
77
86
Uncategorized Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
5,319
4,824
1,938
3,455
3,330
1,828
970
815
639
529
613
773
316
256
264
All Offenses
14,484
20,279
44,593
22,207
29,013
27,660
13,215
8,706
8,659
6,616
1,158
508
5,910
2,600
3,371
All Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
9,431
7,938
24,460
4,045
5,206
5,041
3,094
2,574
4,504
4,164
690
495
4,631
1,467
1,820
All Offenses
Diversion
3,005
4,151
3,686
3,835
4,002
3,082
2,021
1,487
1,515
1,039
293
3
718
616
1,022
All Offenses
Guilty
1,676
7,717
15,585
13,510
18,998
17,459
6,757
4,249
2,152
1,312
160
10
522
490
504
All Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
877
6,459
13,781
11,479
16,427
15,348
6,023
3,816
1,894
1,075
116
0
401
399
387
All Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
759
926
1,692
2,020
2,571
2,108
734
433
257
237
44
10
121
91
115
All Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
12,438
11,250
5,871
8,925
8,412
5,192
4,037
4,401
4,834
4,153
5,203
6,478
3,523
3,231
4,050
Rates
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense 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
All Property Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
71%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
67%
64%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
52%
50%
45%
48%
23%
15%
11%
0%
5%
16%
13%
All Drug Offenses
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
All Other Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
52%
34%
61%
9%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
91%
63%
29%
18%
Uncategorized Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Uncategorized Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
68%
38%
54%
15%
16%
16%
21%
32%
45%
53%
72%
95%
64%
43%
45%
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
8%
41%
36%
63%
64%
62%
52%
40%
24%
25%
12%
0%
19%
20%
15%
All Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Property
The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way diversion programs operate, and changed the way case information and program outcomes are recorded. Diversion rates displayed below are likely an undercounting of the cases that are being resolved via alternatives to prosecution and incarceration, and cannot be validated at this time. Read more about the diversion programs our office supports.
Raw Counts
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes 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
1,630
1,355
2,011
1,318
1,082
915
927
921
1,648
1,732
331
180
2,150
702
995
3,292
3,032
2,206
1,858
1,373
1,135
957
881
983
1,159
1,965
2,654
1,201
1,061
1,261
134
128
575
122
556
560
330
387
1,453
1,003
64
95
331
143
321
22
155
420
891
2,452
2,263
1,213
1,283
890
339
2
0
8
40
191
71
68
205
1,335
1,887
714
886
1,515
2,073
1,553
1,509
1,537
1,303
1,249
1,903
All Property Offenses
3,784
4,958
9,554
6,889
9,493
8,901
6,712
5,760
6,195
4,885
788
378
3,840
1,745
2,461
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,703
2,362
4,868
1,978
2,321
2,126
1,871
1,778
3,655
3,396
536
374
3,310
1,166
1,564
All Property Offenses
Guilty
192
1,317
3,259
3,498
5,721
5,027
3,375
3,008
1,549
869
120
3
208
294
342
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
86
1,047
2,852
2,893
4,892
4,439
3,047
2,768
1,398
747
85
0
179
282
318
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
104
175
386
603
829
587
328
240
150
122
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,465
4,134
3,070
4,187
4,022
2,556
2,490
3,017
3,666
3,214
4,116
5,135
2,919
2,683
3,536
Rates
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense 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
67%
35%
53%
9%
15%
15%
17%
19%
52%
65%
80%
100%
92%
70%
47%
81%
65%
56%
56%
51%
50%
41%
64%
77%
87%
94%
100%
84%
62%
69%
80%
36%
29%
17%
19%
20%
23%
31%
56%
100%
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
All Property Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
71%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
67%
64%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
52%
50%
45%
48%
23%
15%
11%
0%
5%
16%
13%
Drugs
The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way diversion programs operate, and changed the way case information and program outcomes are recorded. Diversion rates displayed below are likely an undercounting of the cases that are being resolved via alternatives to prosecution and incarceration, and cannot be validated at this time. Read more about the diversion programs our office supports.
Raw Counts
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes 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
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
Rates
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense 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
All Drug Offenses
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
Other
The courts have processed very few cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases that were completed during the pandemic were more likely than prior years to be withdrawals and dismissals because those types of outcomes could be easily processed without a court appearance. Many cases that require a court appearance are still pending.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way diversion programs operate, and changed the way case information and program outcomes are recorded. Diversion rates displayed below are likely an undercounting of the cases that are being resolved via alternatives to prosecution and incarceration, and cannot be validated at this time. Read more about the diversion programs our office supports.
Raw Counts
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes 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
1,438
1,401
4,608
297
383
390
261
217
243
260
59
54
287
114
83
172
995
1,636
1,165
1,348
1,089
585
292
156
96
10
0
31
38
18
1,927
1,754
735
1,040
877
655
502
502
477
376
422
494
261
266
228
All Other Offenses
3,633
5,482
10,223
3,979
4,443
3,639
2,407
1,315
1,269
885
248
69
1,113
486
572
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,888
1,861
6,190
378
500
521
361
271
312
311
66
63
704
141
105
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
215
1,386
2,076
1,474
1,858
1,523
863
397
212
118
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,654
2,292
863
1,283
1,060
808
577
569
529
410
474
570
288
292
250
Rates
Data: YTD Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense 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
58%
41%
62%
11%
14%
17%
16%
26%
40%
52%
63%
98%
72%
48%
26%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
21%
14%
46%
3%
5%
5%
6%
4%
5%
9%
5%
62%
56%
7%
5%
3%
11%
10%
12%
11%
9%
12%
11%
5%
2%
4%
0%
1%
0%
0%
66%
39%
67%
14%
11%
14%
18%
25%
37%
33%
0%
100%
89%
56%
69%
33%
42%
58%
24%
12%
48%
33%
40%
86%
83%
0%
0%
83%
60%
100%
17%
35%
14%
33%
38%
30%
38%
40%
14%
17%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
25%
6%
17%
24%
50%
17%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
All Other Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
52%
34%
61%
9%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
91%
63%
29%
18%