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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
3,798
5,000
9,576
6,911
9,493
8,901
6,713
5,761
6,220
4,905
788
393
3,840
1,759
2,474
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,716
2,393
4,872
1,988
2,321
2,126
1,872
1,779
3,663
3,412
536
389
3,310
1,179
1,570
All Property Offenses
Guilty
192
1,328
3,277
3,510
5,721
5,027
3,375
3,008
1,551
872
120
3
208
294
342
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
86
1,056
2,868
2,897
4,892
4,439
3,047
2,768
1,399
750
85
0
179
282
318
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
104
177
388
611
829
587
328
240
151
122
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,466
4,109
3,061
4,196
4,054
2,570
2,505
3,029
3,655
3,206
4,118
5,127
2,922
2,673
3,552
All Drug Offenses
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
0
14
0
3
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
3,639
5,507
10,230
3,982
4,443
3,639
2,407
1,316
1,269
886
248
71
1,113
486
572
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,891
1,868
6,191
380
500
521
361
272
312
311
66
65
704
141
105
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
216
1,404
2,080
1,474
1,858
1,523
863
397
212
118
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,655
2,270
869
1,293
1,078
817
579
569
531
410
475
568
288
292
251
Uncategorized Offenses
7,085
9,928
24,856
11,351
15,077
15,120
4,099
1,616
1,195
842
122
59
958
372
342
Uncategorized Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
4,851
3,727
13,405
1,692
2,385
2,394
865
510
537
452
88
56
617
162
153
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
1,171
4,878
10,064
8,375
11,209
10,707
2,419
806
372
312
23
2
269
151
138
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
577
4,098
8,881
7,114
9,677
9,386
2,113
651
284
211
15
0
182
74
50
Uncategorized Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
558
611
1,112
1,253
1,532
1,319
306
155
88
101
8
2
87
77
87
Uncategorized Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
5,311
4,754
1,929
3,505
3,357
1,831
970
815
639
525
613
772
315
255
262
All Offenses
14,522
20,435
44,663
22,244
29,013
27,660
13,220
8,708
8,684
6,647
1,158
526
5,911
2,617
3,388
All Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
9,458
7,988
24,469
4,060
5,206
5,041
3,099
2,576
4,512
4,189
690
513
4,631
1,482
1,828
All Offenses
Diversion
3,011
4,151
3,686
3,835
4,002
3,082
2,021
1,487
1,515
1,039
293
3
719
618
1,030
All Offenses
Guilty
1,680
7,822
15,640
13,532
18,998
17,459
6,757
4,249
2,154
1,317
160
10
522
490
505
All Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
879
6,558
13,829
11,485
16,427
15,348
6,023
3,816
1,895
1,079
116
0
401
399
387
All Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
761
931
1,699
2,036
2,571
2,108
734
433
258
238
44
10
121
91
116
All Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
12,432
11,133
5,859
8,994
8,489
5,218
4,054
4,413
4,825
4,141
5,206
6,467
3,525
3,220
4,065
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
72%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
67%
63%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
52%
50%
45%
48%
22%
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%
10%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
92%
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%
54%
72%
95%
64%
44%
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
1,641
1,382
2,013
1,325
1,082
915
928
921
1,648
1,741
331
184
2,150
708
1,000
3,290
3,010
2,210
1,856
1,377
1,138
963
886
988
1,154
1,967
2,655
1,204
1,057
1,272
134
130
575
123
556
560
330
388
1,458
1,004
64
96
331
145
321
22
155
430
891
2,452
2,263
1,213
1,283
890
339
2
0
8
40
191
71
67
195
1,349
1,905
722
891
1,521
2,063
1,552
1,509
1,537
1,303
1,247
1,908
All Property Offenses
3,798
5,000
9,576
6,911
9,493
8,901
6,713
5,761
6,220
4,905
788
393
3,840
1,759
2,474
All Property Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
2,716
2,393
4,872
1,988
2,321
2,126
1,872
1,779
3,663
3,412
536
389
3,310
1,179
1,570
All Property Offenses
Guilty
192
1,328
3,277
3,510
5,721
5,027
3,375
3,008
1,551
872
120
3
208
294
342
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
86
1,056
2,868
2,897
4,892
4,439
3,047
2,768
1,399
750
85
0
179
282
318
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Other Guilty Plea
104
177
388
611
829
587
328
240
151
122
35
3
29
12
23
All Property Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
4,466
4,109
3,061
4,196
4,054
2,570
2,505
3,029
3,655
3,206
4,118
5,127
2,922
2,673
3,552
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%
80%
65%
56%
55%
51%
50%
41%
64%
77%
87%
94%
100%
84%
62%
69%
80%
36%
29%
17%
19%
20%
23%
31%
53%
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
72%
48%
51%
29%
24%
24%
28%
31%
59%
70%
68%
99%
86%
67%
63%
All Property Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
2%
21%
30%
42%
52%
50%
45%
48%
22%
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
1,441
1,406
4,609
299
383
390
261
218
243
260
59
56
287
114
83
173
1,004
1,640
1,165
1,348
1,089
585
292
156
96
10
0
31
38
18
1,927
1,743
738
1,051
888
664
504
501
479
376
423
492
261
266
229
All Other Offenses
3,639
5,507
10,230
3,982
4,443
3,639
2,407
1,316
1,269
886
248
71
1,113
486
572
All Other Offenses
Dismissed/Withdrawn/Etc
1,891
1,868
6,191
380
500
521
361
272
312
311
66
65
704
141
105
All Other Offenses
Guilty
Guilty at Trial
216
1,404
2,080
1,474
1,858
1,523
863
397
212
118
16
0
40
43
19
All Other Offenses
Open Cases at End of Period
2,655
2,270
869
1,293
1,078
817
579
569
531
410
475
568
288
292
251
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%
11%
11%
9%
12%
11%
5%
2%
4%
0%
1%
0%
0%
65%
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%
10%
11%
14%
15%
21%
25%
35%
27%
92%
63%
29%
18%