Crime Rates in Philadelphia 2017 Verse 2022
Crime rates are going up in Philadelphia. It is true. The numbers are big too. For the entire year of 2021 there were 135,114 crimes reported in Philadelphia compared to the 203,432 that have already been reported as of Oct 24, 2022.
While the statement “Crime rates are going up in Philadelphia.” is true, the statement itself is very broad. For instance, Philadelphia is comprised of 157 neighborhoods. Are crime rates rising equally across all neighborhoods? Philadelphia police break crime down into 31 broad groups which are:
Aggravated Assault Firearm
Aggravated Assault No Firearm
All Other Offenses
Arson
Burglary Non-Residential
Burglary Residential
Disorderly Conduct
Driving Under the Influence
Embezzlement
Forgery and Counterfeiting
Fraud
Gambling Violations
Homicide - Criminal
Homicide - Justifiable
Liquor Law Violations
Motor Vehicle Theft
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations
Offenses Against Family and Children
Other Assaults
Other Sex Offenses (Not Commercialized)
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
Public Drunkenness
Rape
Receiving Stolen Property
Robbery Firearm
Robbery No Firearm
Theft from Vehicle
Thefts
Vagrancy/Loitering
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief
Weapon Violations
Is crime rising equally across all groups or are some groups worse than others? Have any groups gone down during this time while other grow at a faster rate? There is way too many questions and way too many ways this data can be looked at to be covered in one blog post so I am going to break this topic down into a few different posts. This first one is just going to compare crime in Philadelphia between the years 2017 and 2022 (to date).
In 2017 158,981 crime were reported in Philadelphia and as of Oct 24, 2022 203,432 have been reported. The image below shows how crime was distributed across Philadelphia for each year by neighborhood. By looking at the data like this you can see which neighborhoods are faced with more crime and you can compare the maps between years to see where crime rates have increased. The full size image can be downloaded here.
