City Center West, Philadelphia, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$4.99 million

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

In 2025, violent crime will cost $704 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of City Center West with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in City Center West against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. City Center West sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of neighborhoods and behind 33%. The grade covers only City Center West's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in City Center West is 3.356 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 135 in the northeast areas to 1 in 574 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of City Center West, Philadelphia, PA report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in City Center West is projected at $4,993,271 for 2025, about $463 per resident and $704 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

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

City Center West, Philadelphia, PA:	$463
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $463 per resident each year in City Center West, which is $205 more than the national average and $236 more than Philadelphia's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to City Center West:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $311 more than in City Center West.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $298 less than in City Center West

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for City Center West, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to City Center West	Cost per City Center West Resident
Murder	$3.85 million	$357
Rape/Sexual Assault	$246,203	$23
Robbery	$395,456	$37
Assault	$502,211	$47
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,993,271	$463

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in City Center West, Philadelphia, PA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in City Center West totals $26,978,638 ($2,503 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,971,909 ($2,967 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in City Center West, Philadelphia, PA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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City Center West Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 City Center West residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.623
Robbery	1.167
Rape	0.3768
Murder	0.1901
Total Violent Crime	3.356 (B)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA	C-	B	D
Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	B-
Spring Garden, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	B-
Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA	D+	C-	D
University City, Philadelphia, PA	D+	A-	D-
City Center East, Philadelphia, PA	C-	C	D
Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B-
Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA	B+	A	B
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	B	B	B-
Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

City Center West is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Downtown Jamestown, Jamestown, NY	C	D	D
Athens, West Athens, CA	C+	C-	C-
Boyd Acres, Bend, OR	B-	A-	A-
Providence Crossing, Charlotte, NC	A-	A+	A+
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA	C+	D+	D+
Vista, Boise, ID	A-	B+	B+
Twin Lakes, Federal Way, WA	B	B+	B+
Silver Terrace, San Francisco, CA	C-	C-	C-
Fairview Shores, Orlando, FL	B-	C-	C-
South Side, Wilmington, NC	F	F	F

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

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