Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$13.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $681 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rittenhouse Square 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 Rittenhouse Square against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Rittenhouse Square sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of neighborhoods and behind 33%. The grade covers only Rittenhouse Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Rittenhouse Square is 3.345 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 124 in the northeast areas to 1 in 573 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Rittenhouse Square is projected at $13,272,680 for 2025, about $454 per resident and $681 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 36.5%
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 Rittenhouse Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA:	$454
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $454 per resident each year in Rittenhouse Square, which is $195 more than the national average and $227 more than Philadelphia's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Rittenhouse Square:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $321 more than in Rittenhouse Square.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $288 less than in Rittenhouse Square

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Rittenhouse Square	Cost per Rittenhouse Square Resident
Murder	$10.2 million	$348
Rape/Sexual Assault	$675,850	$23
Robbery	$1.03 million	$35
Assault	$1.39 million	$48
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$13,272,680	$454

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Rittenhouse Square, 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 Rittenhouse Square totals $71,423,048 ($2,442 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $84,695,728 ($2,895 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Rittenhouse Square, 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 northeast 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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Rittenhouse Square Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.657
Robbery	1.122
Rape	0.3811
Murder	0.1850
Total Violent Crime	3.345 (B)

Individual Rittenhouse Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
City Center West, Philadelphia, PA	C	B	D
Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	B-
Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA	D+	C-	D
University City, Philadelphia, PA	D+	A-	D-
Spring Garden, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	B-
Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B-
City Center East, Philadelphia, PA	C-	C	D
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

Rittenhouse Square is similar 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
Arlington Heights, Fort Worth, TX	D+	C+	C+
Wynwood, Miami, FL	B-	B-	B-
Westgate, Henderson, NV	B-	B	B
West Valley, Boise, ID	A	A-	A-
Valley Ranch, Irving, TX	B+	B+	B+
Summerlin North, Las Vegas, NV	A-	A-	A-
South Beach, Staten Island, NY	A-	C+	C+
Sommerset West-Elmonica North, Bethany, OR	A	A	A
Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, OR	D	B-	B-
Greenbrier East, Chesapeake, VA	A-	A	A

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

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