Phila Court Outcomes

Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent (PWID)

Philadelphia-wide historical result

January 1, 2025 – July 24, 2026

Charges seen for this offense: 4,430. With a recorded final outcome: 1,345; 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.

Records: 1,345

Historical outcome distribution
OutcomeCountPercentage
Dismissed or withdrawn
Dismissed Definition23117.2%
Withdrawn Definition1158.6%
Guilty plea or verdict
Guilty plea Definition92468.7%
Guilty verdict Definition654.8%
Acquittal Definition50.4%
ARD Definition20.2%
Other Definition30.2%

Sentence components: 1,306

Historical sentencing detail by sentence component
Sentence categoryCountPercentage
Probation Definition76858.8%
Incarceration Definition52540.2%
No further penalty Definition80.6%
Costs and fees Definition30.2%
Other Definition20.2%

Sentenced convictions: 887

Historical sentencing rates: when charges like this ended in conviction
Sentence categoryConvictionsPercentage of sentenced convictionsMedian (months)
Probation Definition74083.4%24
Incarceration Definition52158.7%11.5–23
No further penalty Definition80.9%
Costs and fees Definition30.3%

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

102 of 989 recorded convictions (10.3%) have no public sentencing record in the collected data and are not counted in the rates above.

Every recorded conviction here is grade F.