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Safety index · Lower Far Northeast, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Academy Gardens safe?

Academy Gardens shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 76 out of 100 — 22 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 38th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 703 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

76/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Academy Gardens — higher is safer. 38th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Philadelphia — a typical Philadelphia neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Academy Gardens against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 63% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Grant AvenueFrankford Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center703 incidents reported within 1 km of the Academy Gardens center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
444 · 63%
Violent crime
89 · 13%
Vehicle crime
67 · 10%
Other
49 · 7%
Criminal damage & arson
34 · 5%
Burglary
7 · 1%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Philadelphia safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Academy Gardens at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Academy Gardens safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 76/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Academy Gardens are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Philadelphia, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Academy Gardens?

Other theft — 444 of 703 incidents (63%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Academy Gardens safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Philadelphia Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Philadelphia, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.