Phila Court Outcomes

Tampering With Public Records or Information

Philadelphia-wide historical result

January 1, 2025 – July 24, 2026

Charges seen for this offense: 400. With a recorded final outcome: 197; 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: 197

Historical outcome distribution
OutcomeCountPercentage
Dismissed or withdrawn
Dismissed Definition11859.9%
Withdrawn Definition94.6%
Guilty plea or verdict
Guilty plea Definition4522.8%
Guilty verdict Definition2110.7%
ARD Definition42%

Sentence components: 42

Historical sentencing detail by sentence component
Sentence categoryCountPercentage
Probation Definition1535.7%
Incarceration Definition37.1%
No further penalty Definition2252.4%
Costs and fees Definition12.4%
Other Definition12.4%

Sentenced convictions: 37

Historical sentencing rates: when charges like this ended in conviction
Sentence categoryConvictionsPercentage of sentenced convictionsMedian (months)
Probation Definition1540.5%84
Incarceration Definition38.1%11.5–23
No further penalty Definition2259.5%
Costs and fees Definition12.7%

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

29 of 66 recorded convictions (43.9%) have no public sentencing record in the collected data and are not counted in the rates above.

Every recorded conviction here is grade F3.