Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Crime Rate
3 years of data (2022–2024) · Population: 1,549,259
Key Insights
- →Philadelphia has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 908.7 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 7.6% from the previous year.
- →262 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 16.9 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 3 years of data.
- →Safer than 4% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.20 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
908.7
-7.6% YoY
Murder Rate
16.9
262 murders
Property Crime Rate
4548.2
70,463 total
vs National Avg
↑ 153%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 14,078
Murder262
Rape714
Robbery4,233
Aggravated Assault8,869
Property Crime: 70,463
Burglary4,942
Larceny-Theft49,942
Motor Vehicle Theft15,579
Arson723
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,549,259 | 14,078 | 908.7 | 262 | 70,463 | 4548.2 |
| 2023 | 1,550,843 | 15,246 | 983.1 | 403 | 78,420 | 5056.6 |
| 2022 | 1,555,812 | 16,202 | 1041.4 | 514 | 67,233 | 4321.4 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Philadelphia
Based on violent crime rate of 908.7 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 4% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.