Neighborhood overview
West Kensington, Philadelphia
Recent police-feed safety data for West Kensington in Philadelphia, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Philadelphia police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Kensington reports higher per-capita rates than Philadelphia citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
2,285 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 852 / 100k citywide (+168%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+502%)
Property
8,528 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 4,259 / 100k citywide (+100%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+341%)
~9,355 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Oct 8, 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 194 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (190 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 8 week-over-week (21 this week, 13 the week before).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (27 this week, 26 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (3 this week, 8 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Kensington occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 36% 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.