Elkins Park, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Elkins Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Elkins Park are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Elkins Park, PA Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Elkins Park is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Elkins Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Elkins Park is 0.1191 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Elkins Park generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Elkins Park may be as high as 1 in 6,437 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,732 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Elkins Park, PA: about 1 per year. The north part of Elkins Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Elkins Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Elkins Park to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Elkins Park is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Elkins Park, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Elkins Park about $4,522,853 in 2025, or roughly $224 per resident. This is part of Elkins Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Elkins Park, including every crime type and how Elkins Park compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Elkins Park's crime maps on the Elkins Park overall crime page.

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Individual Elkins Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Elkins Park is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Elkins Park.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cheltenham, PA	C+	C-	C-	D-
Wyncote, PA	C	C	D+	D
Jenkintown, PA	B	B	C	D+
Rockledge, PA	B-	C+	C-	C-
Glenside, PA	B+	B+	B-	D+
Abington, PA	B+	A+	C+	B
Oreland, PA	A-	A-	B	C-
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	C	D+
Willow Grove, PA	C+	A-	C-	B
Flourtown, PA	A-	B+	B-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Elkins Park is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Saugerties, NY	B+	C	C	A
Somerton, AZ	C+	C-	C-	D
Bastrop, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Bayou Cane, LA	D	D	D	C-
Sharon, MA	A+	A+	A+	A
Sellersburg, IN	A	A+	A+	A-
Belle Glade, FL	D+	D-	D-	D+
Seaford, NY	B	A	A	B
Scottsboro, AL	C-	C	C	C
Griffith, IN	C-	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elkins Park, PA average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Elkins Park schools on SchoolGrade

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