Phila Court Outcomes

False Imprisonment

Philadelphia-wide historical result

January 1, 2025 – July 24, 2026

Charges seen for this offense: 361. With a recorded final outcome: 130; those records make up the figures below.

These figures summarize criminal cases filed on or after January 1, 2025 in Philadelphia's Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, with disposition or sentencing events on or after that date. Only charges with a recorded final outcome are included, and collection is ongoing: the figures reflect records collected so far, not every Philadelphia criminal case.

These figures come from a small number of records. With so little data behind them, the percentages can shift noticeably as more records are added, so read them as a rough summary rather than a settled pattern.

Records: 130

Historical outcome distribution
OutcomeCountPercentage
Dismissed or withdrawn
Dismissed Definition7053.9%
Withdrawn Definition4433.9%
Guilty plea or verdict
Guilty plea Definition64.6%
Guilty verdict Definition43.1%
Acquittal Definition64.6%

Sentence components: 8

Based on a small sample.
Historical sentencing detail by sentence component
Sentence categoryCountPercentage
Probation Definition337.5%
Incarceration Definition337.5%
No further penalty Definition225%

Sentenced convictions: 7

Based on a small sample.
Historical sentencing rates: when charges like this ended in conviction
Sentence categoryConvictionsPercentage of sentenced convictionsMedian (months)
Probation Definition342.9%24
Incarceration Definition342.9%11.5–23
No further penalty Definition228.6%

Percentages may add up to more than 100% because a single conviction can include more than one sentence type.

3 of 10 recorded convictions (30%) have no public sentencing record in the collected data and are not counted in the rates above.

Every recorded conviction here is grade M2.