Four counties in southeastern Pennsylvania were among the tops in the state in distracted-driving offenses in 2025.
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania report, which covers cases from 2021 to 2025, highlighted the counties’ rankings based on cases in 2025.
The data shows a total of more than 9,000 distracted-driving offenses reported statewide from 2021 to 2025, with a total of 1,784 cases in 2025.
Berks County had about 9% of the cases filed in 2025. Montgomery County had about 8%, with Chester and Delaware counties at about 5% each.
(Courtesy of Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)
Distracted-driving offenses in Pennsylvania include using headphones while driving, using a handheld mobile phone while driving or texting while driving, officials said. Texting includes sending, reading or writing a text-based message.
Texting while driving carries a $50 fine plus court costs and fees.
The top 10 counties for offenses in 2025 and the percentage of the total of 1,784 cases statewide that year:
• Berks: 160, 8.9%
• Allegheny: 155, 8.6%
• Montgomery: 151, 8.4%
• York: 102, 5.7%
• Chester: 96, 5.3%
• Luzerne: 88, 4.8%
• Delaware: 85, 4.7%
• Philadelphia: 80, 4.4%
• Bucks: 71, 3.9%
• Lehigh:58, 3.2%
The following counties each had no cases in 2025: Cameron, Fulton, Juniata and Mifflin.
A breakdown for counties in the region for 2021-25 and the percentage of the total of 9,782 cases statewide:
• Montgomery: 221 in 2021; 150 in 2022; 122 in 2023; 158 in 2024; 151 in 2025; 802 total; 8.2% of state total.
• Berks: 83 in 2021; 82 in 2022; 84 in 2023; 184 in 2024; 160 in 2025; 593 total; 6.06%.
• Chester: 102 in 2021; 116 in 2022; 116 in 2023; 119 in 2024; 96 in 2025; 549 total; 5.61%
• Delaware: 95 in 2021; 109 in 2022; 89 in 2023; 149 in 2024; 85 in 2025; 527 total; 5.39%
Cameron County had a total of two cases during the five-year period, or 0.02% of the state total. Sullivan County had a total of 5 cases, or 0.05% of the state total.
Officials noted the data reveals that people in their 20s and 30s are the most common offenders and violations peak between 2 and 4 p.m.