Neighborhood overview
University City, Philadelphia
Recent police-feed safety data for University City in Philadelphia, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Philadelphia police open-data feed.
Safety Index
University City reports close to Philadelphia's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
697 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 884 / 100k citywide (-21%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+84%)
Property
4,942 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 4,051 / 100k citywide (+22%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+156%)
~16,459 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Jun 28, 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 178 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (145 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (38% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (6 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports up 8 week-over-week (23 this week, 15 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 5 week-over-week (8 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in University City occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 38% 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.