The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Marcus Hook, PA
Marcus Hook is a borough of 18,500 in Delaware County, about 17 miles southwest of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is Marcus Hook, PA safe?
Yes, crime in Marcus Hook is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Marcus Hook sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 42% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Marcus Hook run from A+ to C+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 794 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Marcus Hook as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Marcus Hook scores 794.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Marcus Hook, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Marcus Hook, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Marcus Hook
Simple assault runs low. Marcus Hook has 5.2 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 9.7.
The safest and least safe parts of Marcus Hook
Most of Marcus Hook grades well: 77% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Marcus Hook run from A+ to C+; 44% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 77%C 23%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Marcus Hook, the northwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Marcus Hook
CrimeGrade™ estimates Marcus Hook has about 27 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 28% less than the US as a whole and close to Pennsylvania.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 43% of crime reported in Marcus Hook. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Marcus Hook compares with nearby cities
Marcus Hook has less crime than 5 of its 7 nearest cities; only Garnet Valley and Aston have less.
Night lighting, parking lots and walkability in Marcus Hook
Two things set Marcus Hook apart: it has 3.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 2.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (25 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 72% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 80% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.36% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 73% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Marcus Hook
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Marcus Hook about $801 a year per household, 34% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $19 million a year, or $1,051 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$59
Rape
$270,000
$15
Robbery
$90,000
$5
Assault
$2.0 million
$106
Burglary
$240,000
$13
Theft
$1.1 million
$58
Vehicle theft
$530,000
$29
Arson
$31,000
$2
Vandalism
$500,000
$27
Total
$5.8 million
$314
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Marcus Hook means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Marcus Hook is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Marcus Hook, PA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 56% of students test proficient, against 51% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Marcus Hook on SchoolGrade
