Philadelphia, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Philadelphia, PA Summary

Crime in Philadelphia research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Philadelphia over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Philadelphia:

  • There were 84,541 total crimes committed in Philadelphia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,456.9 total crimes per 100K people in Philadelphia.
  • The overall crime rate in Philadelphia is 157.49% above the national average.
  • Philadelphia ranks #875 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Philadelphia ranks #9,637 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Philadelphia is 5,456.9 per 100,000 people. That's 157.49% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 224.70% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Philadelphia
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84,541 5,456.9 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 262 16.9 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4,233 273.2 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8,869 572.5 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 14,078 908.7 245.6 359.0
Burglary 4,942 319.0 116.7 229.0
Larceny 49,942 3,223.6 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 15,579 1,005.6 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 70,463 4,548.2 1,435.0 1,760.0

Philadelphia Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Philadelphia

14,078
Violent Crimes
908.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
153.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14,078 violent crimes in Philadelphia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Philadelphia is 908.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Philadelphia each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 153.12% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 269.97% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Philadelphia

70,463
Property Crimes
4,548.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
158.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 70,463 property crimes in Philadelphia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Philadelphia is 4,548.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Philadelphia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 158.42% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 216.95% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Philadelphia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palmyra, NJ 7,508 155 2,064.5 1,918.0 146.5

Philadelphia SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
4
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