Philadelphia, PA crime rate
In 2025 the Philadelphia Police Department reported 830.7 violent crimes and 4,354.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Pennsylvania and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Philadelphia compare with Pennsylvania and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Philadelphia only.
What offenses were reported in Philadelphia, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Pennsylvania | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 12,979 | 830.7 | 226.8 | 327.6 | down 9.4% | down 15.8% |
| Murder | 229 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | down 15.0% | down 58.9% |
| Rape | 681 | 43.6 | 26.0 | 36.1 | down 10.8% | down 25.2% |
| Robbery | 3,573 | 228.7 | 44.7 | 49.4 | down 16.8% | down 25.5% |
| Aggravated assault | 8,496 | 543.8 | 151.9 | 238.0 | down 5.6% | down 7.1% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 68,036 | 4,354.6 | 1,323.8 | 1,534.8 | down 5.7% | up 34.0% |
| Burglary | 4,669 | 298.8 | 104.5 | 193.6 | down 6.8% | down 18.8% |
| Larceny-theft | 46,779 | 2,994.1 | 1,032.7 | 1,144.1 | down 7.5% | up 31.0% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16,004 | 1,024.3 | 186.5 | 197.0 | up 1.4% | up 84.6% |
| Arson | 584 | 37.4 | Not estimated | Not estimated | down 19.9% | down 6.3% |
Reported = offenses known to the Philadelphia Police Department and sent to the FBI. Pennsylvania and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Philadelphia's own count
| Offense | Year | FBI count | City count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder | 2025 | 229 | 222 |
| Murder | 2024 | 268 | 268 |
| Robbery | 2025 | 3,573 | 3,487 |
| Robbery | 2024 | 4,259 | 4,320 |
| Aggravated assault | 2025 | 8,496 | 7,682 |
| Aggravated assault | 2024 | 8,924 | 8,403 |
| Burglary | 2025 | 4,669 | 4,493 |
| Burglary | 2024 | 4,969 | 5,044 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2025 | 16,004 | 14,593 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2024 | 15,649 | 14,677 |
City count: Crime Incidents (incidents_part1_part2), Philadelphia Police Department, OpenDataPhilly, checked October 29, 2026. The city counts some crimes differently from the FBI (for example by victim instead of by incident), so the two numbers don't always match.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Philadelphia | United States | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 986.4 | 387.0 | 281.8 |
| 2022 | 1,053.8 | 388.7 | 287.2 |
| 2023 | 992.0 | 379.5 | 267.9 |
| 2024 | 917.1 | 362.9 | 250.1 |
| 2025 | 830.7 | 327.6 | 226.8 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Philadelphia | United States | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,248.6 | 1,832.3 | 1,246.3 |
| 2022 | 4,384.0 | 1,973.8 | 1,503.4 |
| 2023 | 5,121.6 | 1,934.1 | 1,564.5 |
| 2024 | 4,615.8 | 1,761.1 | 1,447.6 |
| 2025 | 4,354.6 | 1,534.8 | 1,323.8 |
Is Philadelphia safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Philadelphia Police Department reported, 830.7 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Pennsylvania's 226.8, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 9.4% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
In 2025 the Philadelphia Police Department had 12,979 violent crimes and 68,036 property crimes reported to the FBI. Per 100,000 residents covered by the Philadelphia Police Department, the violent rate was 830.7, which is 3.7 times the FBI's Pennsylvania estimate of 226.8 and 2.5 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime stood at 4,354.6 per 100,000, or 3.3 times the state figure of 1,323.8.
Violent crime is down 15.8% from 2021, when the rate was 986.4, while property crime is up 34.0% from 3,248.6. From 2024 to 2025, violent crime dropped 9.4% and property crime 5.7%. Among violent offenses, murder had the largest fall from 2021 to 2025, 58.9%, leaving 229 homicides and a rate of 14.7 per 100,000.
Robbery fell the most from 2024 to 2025, 16.8%, yet at 228.7 per 100,000 it is 4.6 times the US rate. Motor vehicle theft rose the most of the property offenses since 2021, 84.6%, and its 2025 rate of 1,024.3 was 5.2 times the national figure. Larceny-theft made up 69% of property crime, and aggravated assault 65% of violent crime.
All 12 months were sent for each of the 5 years shown, and the department has reported to NIBRS since 2021. Police employees numbered 3.76 per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 3.76 per 1,000 residents (5,065 officers, 817 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Pennsylvania cities
The nearest Pennsylvania cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Philadelphia Police Department (ORI PAPEP0000), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Pennsylvania and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PAPEP0000_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Philadelphia Police Department (PAPEP0000): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_PAPEP0000__from-2021-to-2025.json)