For the Commonwealth highlights the important work our prosecutors are doing to help secure justice in specific cases brought by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Assistant District Attorney Katherine Wood of our Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit helped secure justice recently in a...
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 May 1 to October 31, 2021. The graph then breaks down the number of incidents with arrests made by PPD...
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 April 1 to September 30, 2021. The graph then breaks down the number of incidents with arrests made by...
On Monday, January 3, 2022, the People’s Virtual Inauguration for Philadelphia District Attorney ushered in DA Larry Krasner for a second term. He was sworn in by the Hon. Lisa Rau, and then delivered remarks, including his administration’s intention to become more active in addressing...
Join us for The People’s Virtual Inauguration for Philadelphia DA on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 from 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Tune in as Larry Krasner is sworn in for a second term. He and community members will also share our vision for a fairer, safer city. Streaming LIVE: ➡️...
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 the...
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 incidents. Even...
We recently made changes to the Incidents-Arrests-Charges graphics that appear in our monthly Justice Journal newsletter. Previously, the graphics showed the number of incidents from the previous month, as well how many of those incidents led to arrests by police and cases being charged by the...