Neighborhood overview
Melrose Park Gardens, Philadelphia
Recent police-feed safety data for Melrose Park Gardens in Philadelphia, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Philadelphia police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Melrose Park Gardens reports lower per-capita rates than Philadelphia citywide.
Violent (persons)
140 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 866 / 100k citywide (-84%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-63%)
Property
2,936 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 4,317 / 100k citywide (-32%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+52%)
~3,729 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~70-day data window with 22 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (18 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (39% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports up 6 week-over-week (7 this week, 1 the week before).
- · Most reports in Melrose Park Gardens occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 39% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.