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The Philadelphia crime rate is much higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #676

Philadelphia, PA	3,445.28
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Philadelphia, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Philadelphia, PA	Count	248	1,207	6,970	7,500	9,694	37,394	5,728	399
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	15.9	77.4	447.1	481.1	621.8	2,398.5	367.4	25.6	2,873
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Philadelphia, PA	Count	247	1,279	7,562	7,986	10,408	37,253	5,791	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	15.9	82.3	486.9	514.2	670.1	2,398.5	372.9	NA	3,016
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Philadelphia, PA	Count	331	880	7,984	8,658	12,004	38,592	6,401	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	21.5	57.2	518.8	562.6	780.0	2,507.7	415.9	NA	3,174
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Philadelphia, PA	Count	324	833	8,246	8,865	12,057	40,113	7,447	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	21.2	54.4	538.6	579.1	787.6	2,620.3	486.5	NA	3,269
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Philadelphia, PA	Count	306	945	8,363	8,921	10,796	39,924	7,068	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	19.6	60.6	536.6	572.5	692.8	2,561.9	453.5	NA	3,189
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Philadelphia, PA	Count	302	896	9,037	8,928	10,969	37,941	6,978	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	19.5	57.9	583.9	576.9	708.8	2,451.6	450.9	NA	3,228
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Philadelphia, PA	Count	331	1,038	9,618	9,784	12,845	40,681	9,058	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	23.0	72.0	667.4	678.9	891.3	2,822.9	628.5	NA	3,850
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Philadelphia, PA	Count	392	956	10,258	9,574	11,524	39,167	11,104	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	27.3	66.6	714.6	666.9	802.8	2,728.4	773.5	NA	3,952
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Philadelphia, PA	Count	406	960	10,971	10,546	11,542	39,413	11,657	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	27.7	65.5	749.1	720.1	788.1	2,691.1	795.9	NA	4,052
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Philadelphia, PA	Count	377	1,024	10,069	10,139	10,960	38,039	11,420	NA
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	25.6	69.5	683.6	688.4	744.1	2,582.6	775.3	NA	3,851
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Philadelphia, PA	10.33
Pennsylvania	4.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Philadelphia, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Philadelphia, PA	Count	11	8	1	0	2	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	7
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Philadelphia, PA	Count	16	14	1	0	1	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	10
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Philadelphia, PA	Count	11	8	1	2	0	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Philadelphia, PA	Count	13	7	3	0	3	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	8
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Philadelphia, PA	Count	8	2	2	2	2	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Philadelphia, PA	Count	6	2	4	0	0	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Philadelphia, PA	Count	18	11	4	2	1	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	12
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Philadelphia, PA	Count	28	12	13	3	0	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.8	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	19
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Philadelphia, PA	Count	34	20	10	4	0	0
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	2.3	1.4	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	23
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Philadelphia, PA	4.51
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Philadelphia, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,235	6,410	825
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	464.1	411.1	52.9	4.38
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,325	6,508	817
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	471.6	419.0	52.6	4.45
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,360	6,526	834
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	478.2	424.1	54.2	4.51
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,427	6,625	802
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	485.1	432.8	52.4	4.59
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,532	6,734	798
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	483.3	432.1	51.2	4.58
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,576	6,722	854
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	489.5	434.3	55.2	4.62
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,623	6,764	859
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	529.0	469.4	59.6	4.99
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,542	6,714	828
	Philadelphia, PA	Per 100,000	525.4	467.7	57.7	4.97
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,510	6,665	845
2005	Philadelphia, PA	Count	7,501	6,636	865