Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$15.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,577 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kingsessing 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Kingsessing against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Kingsessing sits in the 31st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 31% of neighborhoods and behind 69%. The grade covers only Kingsessing's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Kingsessing is 6.021 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 139 in the south areas to 1 in 216 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Kingsessing is projected at $15,015,130 for 2025, about $624 per resident and $1,577 per household. That equals 2.4% 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): 36.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Kingsessing Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA:	$624
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $624 per resident each year in Kingsessing, which is $366 more than the national average and $397 more than Philadelphia's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Kingsessing:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $150 more than in Kingsessing.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $459 less than in Kingsessing

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Kingsessing	Cost per Kingsessing Resident
Murder	$10.6 million	$442
Rape/Sexual Assault	$551,511	$23
Robbery	$1.09 million	$45
Assault	$2.74 million	$114
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$15,015,130	$624

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Kingsessing, 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 Kingsessing totals $74,251,215 ($3,087 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $89,266,345 ($3,711 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Kingsessing, 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 central 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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Kingsessing Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.969
Robbery	1.438
Rape	0.3782
Murder	0.2353
Total Violent Crime	6.021 (C-)

Individual Kingsessing Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, PA	B	C+	B-
Elmwood, Philadelphia, PA	B-	C-	B-
Haddington, Philadelphia, PA	C	D+	C
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA	B	C+	B
University City, Philadelphia, PA	D+	A-	D-
Belmont, Philadelphia, PA	C+	C-	C+
Eastwick, Philadelphia, PA	B	B	B-
Haddington-Carroll Park, Philadelphia, PA	C+	D+	B-
Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	B-
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	B	B	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Kingsessing is higher 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
Battle Creek, St. Paul, MN	C+	C+	C+
Woodlawn, Chicago, IL	D	D	D
Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B+
West Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH	C-	C	C
West Park, Irvine, CA	A	A-	A-
Washington Heights, Chicago, IL	C+	C-	C-
Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, CA	B	C	C
Upper Roseville, Newark, NJ	A	A-	A-
University, Riverside, CA	C	C-	C-
Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Kingsessing is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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