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PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 12 11 2026

The document is a directive from the Philadelphia Police Department outlining the procedures for preparing and submitting Complaint or Incident Reports (75-48). It establishes policies for documenting founded offenses, arrests, and incidents requiring police action, ensuring accurate classification and coding in accordance with crime reporting standards. The directive includes detailed instructions on report preparation, online transmittal processes, definitions of terms, responsibilities of officers and supervisors, and guidelines for various types of incidents. It also specifies exceptions where a 75-48 report may not be necessary and outlines the distribution and retrieval of police reports.

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What is the age limit for Philadelphia police?

Equivalent to a High School Diploma. All applicants must be at least 20 years-old on the date of appointment.

What is the average salary for a police officer in Philadelphia?

The average salary for a police officer is $68,587 per year in Philadelphia, PA. 10 salaries taken from job postings on Indeed in the past 36 months (updated September 6, 2025).

How many police officers are there in the Philadelphia Police Department?

The Philadelphia Police Department, known by many as the PPD, is the nations fourth largest police department, with more than 6,500 sworn and 800 civilian members.

Is Philly police understaffed?

The department is down about 1,200 officers from its full complement of 6,380 about a 19 percent vacancy rate department-wide according to Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel, who took over the force last year and inherited an officer shortage that spiked during the pandemic and the racial justice movement in 2020.