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PHILADELPHIA, PA | Crime Rates

PHILADELPHIA is a region located in PA, and has a population of 1,530,873. This region is policed by PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PHILADELPHIA has an overall crime rate of 6,788 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in PHILADELPHIA is 1 in 15 if you reside there for a year.

The average overall crime rate for PHILADELPHIA for the previous 2 years was 6,524 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for PHILADELPHIA has been increasing over time.

Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.

Crime Rates

(per 100,000) PHILADELPHIA USA
Crime Rate (Overall) 6,788 4,506
Murder Rate 21.1 6
Robbery Rate 539 148
Rape Rate 54 30
Assault Rate 2,279 644
Burglary Rate 788 726
Forced Entry Rate 495 417
Larceny Rate 2,620 2,185
Auto Theft Rate 486 362

Policing Statistics

PHILADELPHIA USA
Overall Clearance 100% 28%
Homicide Clearance 100% 56%
Assault Clearance 100% 52%
Rape Clearance 100% 38%
Robbery Clearance 100% 23%
Burglary Clearance 100% 12%
Larceny Clearance 100% 18%
Auto Theft Clearance 100% 12%

Sex Offenders

Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 2458 sex offender(s) in PHILADELPHIA.

On a per capita basis, there are approximately 161 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in PHILADELPHIA. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.

To search the official state sex offender registry for Pennsylvania see http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/

Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.

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