By Tyler Tran, Senior Data Analyst, DAO DATA Lab Low shooting arrest rates: A chronic problem There have been 8,918 shootings in Philadelphia since 2015 that have not led to an arrest. This year alone, there have been 2,296 shootings, and police have made arrests in only 17% of those…

By Tyler Tran, Senior Data Analyst, DAO DATA Lab What is a clearance rate? The term “clearance rate” has seen plenty of press this year, with a record number of homicides but few arrests for those homicides. However, the term is not well-defined or understood. Clearance rates are defined as…

On December 14, 2021, we changed the way we are categorizing arrests and cases on the Public Data Dashboard. The new method of categorization allows us to more accurately describe how cases move through the system, from incident to arrest to court involvement. Although this change will result in some…

The chart below generated by the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab highlights the number of incidents reported by the public to the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from March 1 to August 31, 2021. The graph then breaks down the number of incidents with arrests made by PPD and incidents…

PHILADELPHIA (November 24, 2021) — District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday issued the following statement on the public health and…

PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2021) — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously decided that the City of Philadelphia, through…

PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2021) — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously decided that the City of Philadelphia, through…