Neighborhood overview
West Central Germantown, Philadelphia
Recent police-feed safety data for West Central Germantown in Philadelphia, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Philadelphia police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Central Germantown reports close to Philadelphia's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,253 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 866 / 100k citywide (+45%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+230%)
Property
4,874 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 4,317 / 100k citywide (+13%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+152%)
~7,488 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 88 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (57 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (37% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (5 this week, 3 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (7 this week, 10 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Central Germantown occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 37% 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.