Violent crime
6,518 per 100,000 residents, per year
196 reported in the last 12 months
+160% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
Crime in East Parkside, Philadelphia
The violent crime rate in East Parkside is 6,518 per 100,000 residents per year, 160% above Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 2 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,350 per 100,000 residents, per year
221 reported in the last 12 months
+51% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
14,100 per 100,000 residents, per year
424 reported in the last 12 months
+84% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 3,007 for East Parkside. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where East Parkside sits in Philadelphia, and where incidents concentrate
rank 2 of 124Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
East Parkside is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: Stanton (7,337), Tioga (6,237), Franklinville (6,066).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0141XX Parkside Ave | 17 | 17 | 9% |
| 0240XX W Girard Ave | 14 | 7 | 7% |
| 0341XX W Girard Ave | 13 | 14 | 7% |
| 0411XX N 41st St | 11 | 8 | 6% |
| 0541XX Leidy Ave | 11 | 7 | 6% |
| 0642XX Viola St | 10 | 6 | 5% |
| 0742XX Parkside Ave | 9 | 12 | 5% |
| 0838XX Poplar St | 9 | 7 | 5% |
| 0938XX W Girard Ave | 9 | 3 | 5% |
| 1038XX Wyalusing Ave | 7 | 6 | 4% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 20XX W Glenwood Ave), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 56% of East Parkside’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in East Parkside |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 16 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 |
| Dec 2025 | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 18 |
| Jul 2026 | 24 |
| Aug 2026 | 14 |
| Sep 2026 | 14 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 182 | 6,053 | +165% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 14 | 466 | +121% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 68 | 2,261 | +170% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 67 | 2,228 | −3% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 43 | 1,430 | +63% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 26 | 865 | +215% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 17 | 565 | −4% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 6 | 200 | +39% |
| Drug offensesOther | 1 | 33 | −76% |
Source and dates
incidents_part1_part2- Source
- Philadelphia Police Department, via OpenDataPhilly (dataset incidents_part1_part2), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 3,007 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Philadelphia, PA
- All neighborhoods
- Philadelphia neighborhoods by reported crime rate