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Summary Charges - PhilaDAO Data Dashboard
Summary Offenses may be charged directly by the police or by the DAO’s Charging Unit.
196%
5,417 Cases
All Offenses
257%
4,686 Cases
Property Offenses
0%
0 Cases
Drug Offenses
7%
313 Cases
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 Cases Charged by Police District
Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Charged 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
2,549
2,559
3,134
3,772
5,139
4,359
3,790
3,395
3,578
2,596
1,063
668
746
799
1,311
4,686
All Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
2,870
2,533
2,006
2,525
2,206
1,811
1,506
708
498
346
140
124
195
251
293
313
Uncategorized Offenses
5,100
4,848
5,867
6,453
7,551
8,678
2,431
762
569
351
125
140
263
191
224
418
All Offenses
10,519
9,940
11,007
12,750
14,896
14,848
7,727
4,879
4,645
3,304
1,328
935
1,204
1,241
1,828
5,417
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 Cases Charged by Police District
Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Charged 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
2,549
2,559
3,134
3,772
5,139
4,359
3,790
3,395
3,578
2,596
1,063
668
746
799
1,311
4,686
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 Cases Charged by Police District
Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Charged 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 Drug Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
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 Cases Charged by Police District
Data: YTD Count of Summary Cases Charged 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 Other Offenses
2,870
2,533
2,006
2,525
2,206
1,811
1,506
708
498
346
140
124
195
251
293
313