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Underage drinking offenses in Pennsylvania
February 06, 2026
Over the past five years, underage drinking offenses statewide totaled 30,393. In Pennsylvania, an underage drinking offense is committed by anyone under the age of 21 who is caught possessing, consuming, transporting, purchasing or attempting to purchase any alcoholic beverage. These numbers do not include driving under the influence offenses.
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Media contact: Olivia Antonucci, 609-238-5182
Editor’s Note:
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Statewide number of Title 18 Section 6308 A (Purch Etc Alcoh Bev By A Minor) offenses filed from 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024, as recorded in the Magisterial District Judge System (MDJS) and Common Pleas Case Management System (CPCMS). |
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County |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
Percentage of Overall |
|
Adams |
84 |
79 |
65 |
91 |
87 |
406 |
1.34% |
|
Allegheny |
430 |
466 |
530 |
558 |
396 |
2,380 |
7.83% |
|
Armstrong |
18 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
30 |
118 |
0.39% |
|
Beaver |
49 |
68 |
60 |
82 |
74 |
333 |
1.10% |
|
Bedford |
5 |
11 |
15 |
29 |
25 |
85 |
0.28% |
|
Berks |
153 |
125 |
154 |
138 |
132 |
702 |
2.31% |
|
Blair |
132 |
73 |
94 |
130 |
105 |
534 |
1.76% |
|
Bradford |
22 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
22 |
92 |
0.30% |
|
Bucks |
178 |
140 |
119 |
181 |
191 |
809 |
2.66% |
|
Butler |
142 |
157 |
176 |
229 |
206 |
910 |
2.99% |
|
Cambria |
50 |
61 |
43 |
52 |
41 |
247 |
0.81% |
|
Cameron |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
18 |
0.06% |
|
Carbon |
29 |
22 |
7 |
18 |
8 |
84 |
0.28% |
|
Centre |
446 |
665 |
613 |
807 |
755 |
3,286 |
10.81% |
|
Chester |
295 |
489 |
552 |
567 |
654 |
2,557 |
8.41% |
|
Clarion |
37 |
30 |
42 |
64 |
35 |
208 |
0.68% |
|
Clearfield |
25 |
32 |
12 |
12 |
29 |
110 |
0.36% |
|
Clinton |
23 |
22 |
42 |
25 |
42 |
154 |
0.51% |
|
Columbia |
147 |
103 |
118 |
124 |
89 |
581 |
1.91% |
|
Crawford |
62 |
58 |
72 |
63 |
92 |
347 |
1.14% |
|
Cumberland |
213 |
205 |
260 |
218 |
161 |
1,057 |
3.48% |
|
Dauphin |
129 |
129 |
268 |
318 |
246 |
1,090 |
3.59% |
|
Delaware |
219 |
210 |
199 |
174 |
192 |
994 |
3.27% |
|
Elk |
23 |
23 |
12 |
26 |
27 |
111 |
0.37% |
|
Erie |
148 |
140 |
133 |
148 |
136 |
705 |
2.32% |
|
Fayette |
39 |
16 |
46 |
51 |
45 |
197 |
0.65% |
|
Forest |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0.02% |
|
Franklin |
56 |
38 |
44 |
68 |
78 |
284 |
0.93% |
|
Fulton |
0 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
0.10% |
|
Greene |
3 |
8 |
5 |
16 |
17 |
49 |
0.16% |
|
Huntingdon |
28 |
16 |
19 |
9 |
9 |
81 |
0.27% |
|
Indiana |
112 |
129 |
152 |
140 |
210 |
743 |
2.44% |
|
Jefferson |
12 |
20 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
75 |
0.25% |
|
Juniata |
10 |
16 |
23 |
14 |
12 |
75 |
0.25% |
|
Lackawanna |
107 |
149 |
162 |
184 |
201 |
803 |
2.64% |
|
Lancaster |
151 |
141 |
188 |
208 |
195 |
883 |
2.91% |
|
Lawrence |
36 |
32 |
10 |
15 |
16 |
109 |
0.36% |
|
Lebanon |
37 |
29 |
35 |
29 |
41 |
171 |
0.56% |
|
Lehigh |
40 |
44 |
67 |
91 |
65 |
307 |
1.01% |
|
Luzerne |
99 |
77 |
112 |
110 |
90 |
488 |
1.61% |
|
Lycoming |
52 |
67 |
40 |
72 |
80 |
311 |
1.02% |
|
McKean |
50 |
32 |
43 |
39 |
36 |
200 |
0.66% |
|
Mercer |
42 |
49 |
34 |
40 |
44 |
209 |
0.69% |
|
Mifflin |
21 |
24 |
30 |
47 |
23 |
145 |
0.48% |
|
Monroe |
37 |
44 |
40 |
31 |
62 |
214 |
0.70% |
|
Montgomery |
295 |
235 |
244 |
245 |
247 |
1,266 |
4.17% |
|
Montour |
4 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
30 |
0.10% |
|
Northampton |
118 |
117 |
89 |
117 |
102 |
543 |
1.79% |
|
Northumberland |
63 |
42 |
32 |
44 |
28 |
209 |
0.69% |
|
Perry |
17 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
61 |
0.20% |
|
Philadelphia |
168 |
300 |
288 |
275 |
246 |
1,277 |
4.20% |
|
Pike |
14 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
44 |
0.14% |
|
Potter |
22 |
18 |
18 |
5 |
19 |
82 |
0.27% |
|
Schuylkill |
35 |
17 |
36 |
27 |
34 |
149 |
0.49% |
|
Snyder |
38 |
15 |
13 |
36 |
12 |
114 |
0.38% |
|
Somerset |
44 |
12 |
56 |
64 |
46 |
222 |
0.73% |
|
Sullivan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
|
Susquehanna |
37 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
74 |
0.24% |
|
Tioga |
18 |
23 |
17 |
14 |
39 |
111 |
0.37% |
|
Union |
59 |
68 |
36 |
50 |
42 |
255 |
0.84% |
|
Venango |
27 |
14 |
19 |
15 |
27 |
102 |
0.34% |
|
Warren |
11 |
16 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
72 |
0.24% |
|
Washington |
93 |
182 |
197 |
259 |
189 |
920 |
3.03% |
|
Wayne |
11 |
8 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
48 |
0.16% |
|
Westmoreland |
113 |
126 |
100 |
100 |
131 |
570 |
1.88% |
|
Wyoming |
7 |
7 |
5 |
16 |
2 |
37 |
0.12% |
|
York |
225 |
142 |
170 |
201 |
169 |
907 |
2.98% |
|
Grand Total |
5,411 |
5,668 |
6,072 |
6,814 |
6,428 |
30,393 |
100.00% |