The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in City Center East, Philadelphia, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in City Center East

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for City Center East. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

City Center East, Philadelphia, PA Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

C
D
Other Crime Grade
B

$22.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for City Center East, Philadelphia, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,182 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of City Center East with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is City Center East, Philadelphia, PA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where City Center East's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. City Center East sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of neighborhoods and behind 67%. The grade covers only City Center East's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in City Center East is 46.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the northwest areas to 1 in 44 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of City Center East, Philadelphia, PA report the most crime, about 449 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 55 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in City Center East, Philadelphia, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in City Center East for 2025 is $22,756,250, about $775 per resident and $1,182 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in City Center East Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

City Center East, Philadelphia, PA: $775
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, : $1066
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA: $302
Pennsylvania: $353
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in City Center East is $775 per year, which is $311 more than the national average and $423 more than Philadelphia's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to City Center East:
  • In Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, , crime costs $1,066 per person, which is $291 more than in City Center East.
  • In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $302 per person, which is $473 less than in City Center East

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of City Center East for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to City Center East
Cost per City Center East Resident
Murder
$10.4 million
$355
Rape/Sexual Assault
$671,952
$23
Robbery
$1.36 million
$46
Assault
$2.58 million
$88
Kidnapping
$42,943
$1
Vehicle Theft
$1.17 million
$40
Burglary
$439,290
$15
Theft
$4.68 million
$159
Arson
$68,949
$2
Vandalism
$670,967
$23
Animal Cruelty
$9,035
$0
Drug Crimes
$460,950
$16
Identity Theft
$181,574
$6
Total Cost of Crime
$22,756,250
$775

The Intangible Cost of Crime in City Center East, Philadelphia, PA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in City Center East totals $73,567,608 ($2,506 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $96,323,857 ($3,281 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which City Center East has 57, do the same, and of City Center East's 29,354 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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City Center East Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 City Center East residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.063
Robbery
1.477
Rape
0.3775
Murder
0.1889
Total Violent Crime
5.106 (C)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
30.77
Vehicle Theft
2.564
Burglary
1.650
Arson
0.0973
Total Property Crime
35.08 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0241
Drug Crimes
2.123
Vandalism
3.200
Identity Theft
0.7992
Animal Cruelty
0.0416
Total "Other" Rate
6.187 (B)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in City Center East is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to City Center East.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
C-
D
B
B+
B-
C
B
D
C-
B
D
B
B+
C+
B
A-
B-
B
A-
B-
A-
B+
B+
B
B
B-
B+
B
B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

City Center East is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
B-
B-
B+
C+
C+
C+
C
C
A
A
A
A-
A
A
C
C-
C-
B-
B+
B+
B
C-
C-
A-
A-
A-
B-
C-
C-

Considering only the crime rate, City Center East is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in City Center East, Philadelphia, PA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See City Center East schools on SchoolGrade

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