The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Elkins Park, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$9.64 million

Cost of Crime™ for Elkins Park, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,188 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Elkins Park 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 Elkins Park, PA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Elkins Park's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Elkins Park sits in the 55th percentile, ahead of 55% of cities and behind 45%. The grade covers only Elkins Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Elkins Park is 22.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 52 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Elkins Park, PA report the most crime, about 109 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 21 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Elkins Park, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Elkins Park for 2025 is $9,642,016, about $477 per resident and $1,188 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Elkins Park Compared to Other Cities?

Elkins Park, PA:	$477
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Elkins Park is $477 per year, which is $13 more than the national average and $124 more than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Elkins Park:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $560 more than in Elkins Park.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $358 less than in Elkins Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Elkins Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Elkins Park	Cost per Elkins Park Resident
Murder	$4.52 million	$224
Rape/Sexual Assault	$465,122	$23
Robbery	$529,517	$26
Assault	$1.09 million	$54
Kidnapping	$14,626	$1
Vehicle Theft	$1.08 million	$53
Burglary	$183,504	$9
Theft	$1.11 million	$55
Arson	$42,402	$2
Vandalism	$342,170	$17
Animal Cruelty	$5,863	$0
Drug Crimes	$196,068	$10
Identity Theft	$67,670	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$9,642,016	$477

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Elkins Park, 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 Elkins Park totals $32,711,732 ($1,619 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $42,353,748 ($2,096 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 city 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 Elkins Park has 5, do the same, and of Elkins Park's 20,208 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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Elkins Park 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 Elkins Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.879
Robbery	0.8330
Rape	0.3796
Murder	0.1191
Total Violent Crime	3.211 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.58
Vehicle Theft	3.435
Burglary	1.001
Arson	0.0869
Total Property Crime	15.10 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0119
Drug Crimes	1.312
Vandalism	2.370
Identity Theft	0.4326
Animal Cruelty	0.0392
Total "Other" Rate	4.166 (A-)

Individual Elkins Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime 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
Cheltenham, PA	C+	C-	C-
Wyncote, PA	C	C	D+
Jenkintown, PA	B	B	C
Rockledge, PA	B-	C+	C-
Glenside, PA	B+	B+	B-
Abington, PA	B+	A+	C+
Oreland, PA	A-	A-	B
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	C
Willow Grove, PA	C+	A-	C-
Flourtown, PA	A-	B+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Elkins Park is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

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

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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