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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.
166
Average Diversions
per Month
61%
Diversion Rate
per Summary Adjudication
60
Proportion of Retail Theft Cases
Resolved as Summaries
0
Minor Violations Adjudicated
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: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense Category
Offense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
All Property Offenses
3,815
5,014
9,633
6,924
9,500
8,981
6,809
5,825
6,303
4,977
792
460
3,851
1,809
2,558
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,728
2,402
4,909
1,997
2,321
2,146
1,892
1,821
3,731
3,473
540
456
3,317
1,226
973
All Property Offenses
Diversion
871
1,217
1,295
1,216
1,268
1,183
874
700
638
548
128
1
311
275
1,197
All Property Offenses
Guilty
194
1,333
3,296
3,514
5,728
5,073
3,428
3,030
1,566
883
120
3
208
294
374
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
87
1,058
2,886
2,897
4,892
4,480
3,088
2,787
1,402
759
85
0
179
282
350
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
105
180
389
615
836
592
340
243
163
124
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,555
4,223
3,156
4,431
4,278
2,671
2,587
3,148
3,791
3,279
4,169
5,140
2,990
2,689
4,613
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,672
5,530
10,245
3,983
4,446
3,677
2,420
1,324
1,273
892
249
86
1,128
513
580
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,915
1,888
6,199
381
501
529
364
279
315
316
67
80
704
144
91
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
219
1,407
2,085
1,474
1,858
1,544
868
398
213
119
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,706
2,315
912
1,368
1,127
842
605
592
558
424
489
568
300
300
276
Uncategorized Offenses
7,169
9,972
24,911
11,356
15,110
15,266
4,124
1,630
1,219
850
122
71
963
374
342
Uncategorized Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
4,906
3,753
13,417
1,692
2,389
2,440
875
522
547
454
88
68
619
164
145
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
1,191
4,895
10,107
8,380
11,236
10,777
2,430
808
386
318
23
2
269
151
138
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
584
4,111
8,911
7,114
9,677
9,447
2,121
651
295
217
15
0
182
74
50
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
571
614
1,125
1,258
1,559
1,328
309
157
91
101
8
2
87
77
87
Uncategorized Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
5,335
4,878
1,999
3,774
3,536
1,840
977
815
639
529
616
773
317
256
279
All Offenses
14,656
20,516
44,790
22,263
29,056
27,924
13,354
8,794
8,795
6,733
1,163
620
5,942
2,696
3,480
All Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
9,549
8,043
24,526
4,070
5,211
5,115
3,132
2,637
4,593
4,257
695
607
4,640
1,534
1,209
All Offenses
Diversion
3,027
4,151
3,686
3,835
4,004
3,083
2,021
1,487
1,515
1,039
293
3
741
645
1,709
All Offenses
Guilty
1,706
7,847
15,709
13,541
19,034
17,599
6,828
4,274
2,184
1,335
160
10
522
490
537
All Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
890
6,576
13,882
11,485
16,427
15,471
6,077
3,836
1,910
1,095
116
0
401
399
419
All Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
776
937
1,715
2,045
2,607
2,125
751
438
273
240
44
10
121
91
116
All Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
12,596
11,416
6,067
9,573
8,941
5,353
4,169
4,555
4,988
4,232
5,274
6,481
3,607
3,245
5,168
Rates
Data: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
All Property Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
72%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
68%
38%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
51%
50%
45%
48%
22%
15%
11%
0%
5%
16%
14%
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
119%
84%
33%
64%
45%
30%
38%
54%
60%
66%
526%
1,117%
78%
149%
180%
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%
10%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
93%
62%
28%
16%
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
74%
42%
9%
34%
25%
23%
25%
45%
44%
48%
196%
660%
27%
58%
48%
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%
96%
64%
44%
42%
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
8%
41%
36%
63%
64%
62%
51%
40%
24%
26%
12%
0%
19%
20%
15%
Uncategorized Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
74%
49%
8%
33%
23%
12%
24%
50%
52%
62%
505%
1,089%
33%
68%
82%
All Offenses
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
All Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
86%
56%
14%
43%
31%
19%
31%
52%
57%
63%
453%
1,045%
61%
120%
149%
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: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense Category
Offense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1,646
1,388
2,044
1,330
1,082
926
932
935
1,672
1,771
332
211
2,155
746
521
3,359
3,088
2,254
1,913
1,441
1,182
1,006
904
1,053
1,206
2,003
2,670
1,245
1,055
1,371
135
130
575
123
556
563
337
403
1,487
1,009
65
110
332
146
289
23
156
432
891
2,452
2,287
1,231
1,285
892
339
2
0
8
40
220
72
67
206
1,479
2,009
736
930
1,583
2,122
1,560
1,519
1,540
1,316
1,260
2,849
All Property Offenses
3,815
5,014
9,633
6,924
9,500
8,981
6,809
5,825
6,303
4,977
792
460
3,851
1,809
2,558
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,728
2,402
4,909
1,997
2,321
2,146
1,892
1,821
3,731
3,473
540
456
3,317
1,226
973
All Property Offenses
Diversion
871
1,217
1,295
1,216
1,268
1,183
874
700
638
548
128
1
311
275
1,197
All Property Offenses
Guilty
194
1,333
3,296
3,514
5,728
5,073
3,428
3,030
1,566
883
120
3
208
294
374
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
87
1,058
2,886
2,897
4,892
4,480
3,088
2,787
1,402
759
85
0
179
282
350
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
105
180
389
615
836
592
340
243
163
124
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,555
4,223
3,156
4,431
4,278
2,671
2,587
3,148
3,791
3,279
4,169
5,140
2,990
2,689
4,613
Rates
Data: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
141%
114%
67%
71%
59%
59%
55%
62%
49%
52%
390%
1,248%
49%
99%
95%
67%
35%
52%
9%
15%
15%
17%
20%
52%
65%
80%
100%
92%
71%
40%
36%
18%
19%
111%
55%
20%
47%
79%
74%
100%
1,875%
1,400%
365%
609%
391%
80%
65%
56%
56%
51%
50%
41%
63%
78%
88%
94%
100%
84%
62%
62%
88%
72%
38%
48%
41%
43%
51%
54%
43%
39%
274%
1,154%
30%
59%
104%
80%
37%
29%
17%
19%
21%
23%
31%
57%
100%
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
95%
65%
10%
45%
18%
14%
8%
27%
14%
100%
0%
0%
300%
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
72%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
68%
38%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
51%
50%
45%
48%
22%
15%
11%
0%
5%
16%
14%
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
119%
84%
33%
64%
45%
30%
38%
54%
60%
66%
526%
1,117%
78%
149%
180%
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: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense Category
Offense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
Rates
Data: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense Category
Offense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1,458
1,423
4,617
299
384
395
264
224
246
265
60
71
287
117
71
175
1,006
1,644
1,165
1,348
1,102
590
293
157
97
10
0
31
38
18
1,965
1,775
772
1,104
931
689
523
517
502
390
437
490
272
274
249
All Other Offenses
3,672
5,530
10,245
3,983
4,446
3,677
2,420
1,324
1,273
892
249
86
1,128
513
580
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,915
1,888
6,199
381
501
529
364
279
315
316
67
80
704
144
91
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
219
1,407
2,085
1,474
1,858
1,544
868
398
213
119
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,706
2,315
912
1,368
1,127
842
605
592
558
424
489
568
300
300
276
Rates
Data: Year End Summary Offense Case Outcomes by Offense CategoryOffense Category
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
58%
41%
62%
11%
14%
17%
16%
27%
40%
53%
64%
99%
72%
49%
22%
78%
52%
10%
42%
34%
29%
32%
62%
81%
78%
465%
681%
68%
114%
78%
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%
55%
6%
4%
3%
11%
10%
11%
11%
9%
12%
11%
5%
2%
4%
0%
1%
0%
0%
47%
15%
5%
14%
6%
6%
5%
8%
2%
2%
17%
254%
1%
1%
3%
65%
39%
67%
14%
11%
14%
18%
26%
37%
33%
0%
100%
89%
56%
54%
83%
50%
5%
35%
23%
18%
16%
35%
50%
54%
460%
3,900%
41%
125%
131%
38%
42%
58%
24%
12%
48%
33%
40%
86%
83%
0%
0%
83%
60%
100%
15%
35%
14%
33%
38%
30%
38%
40%
14%
17%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
23%
6%
17%
24%
50%
17%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
269%
52%
0%
5%
0%
17%
0%
0%
0%
17%
0%
0%
33%
60%
100%
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%
10%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
93%
62%
28%
16%
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
74%
42%
9%
34%
25%
23%
25%
45%
44%
48%
196%
660%
27%
58%
48%