Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B

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$7.78 million

Cost of Crime™ for Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $868 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Schuylkill Southwest 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 A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Schuylkill Southwest against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. Schuylkill Southwest sits in the 77th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 77% of neighborhoods and behind 23%. The grade covers only Schuylkill Southwest's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Schuylkill Southwest is 2.828 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 244 in the southeast areas to 1 in 542 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Schuylkill Southwest is projected at $7,780,525 for 2025, about $417 per resident and $868 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 35.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

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

Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA:	$417
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $417 per resident each year in Schuylkill Southwest, which is $159 more than the national average and $190 more than Philadelphia's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Schuylkill Southwest:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $357 more than in Schuylkill Southwest.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $252 less than in Schuylkill Southwest

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Schuylkill Southwest	Cost per Schuylkill Southwest Resident
Murder	$6.09 million	$327
Rape/Sexual Assault	$425,951	$23
Robbery	$470,052	$25
Assault	$789,954	$42
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,780,525	$417

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Schuylkill Southwest, 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 Schuylkill Southwest totals $42,788,375 ($2,295 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $50,568,900 ($2,712 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Schuylkill Southwest, 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 southeast 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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Schuylkill Southwest Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.475
Robbery	0.8015
Rape	0.3768
Murder	0.1739
Total Violent Crime	2.828 (A-)

Individual Schuylkill Southwest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA	C-	B	D
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	B	B	B-
City Center West, Philadelphia, PA	C	B	D
Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B-
Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	C+
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA	B	C+	B
University City, Philadelphia, PA	D+	A-	D-
City Center East, Philadelphia, PA	C-	C	D
Girard Estates, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B+	B
Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA	D+	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Schuylkill Southwest 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
Kailua Kona, Kailua-Kona, HI	C-	B+	B+
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA	C+	C-	C-
Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX	B+	B+	B+
Melrose, Oakland, CA	C	D	D
Magnolia, Seattle, WA	C-	B+	B+
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX	A-	A-	A-
Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D+
Kenwood, Chicago, IL	C+	C	C
Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI	A	A	A
Tampa Palms, Tampa, FL	A+	A	A

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

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