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Safety index · Upper Northwest, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is East Mount Airy safe?

East Mount Airy shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 16 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 48th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 811 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

70/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of East Mount Airy — higher is safer. 48th 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 East Mount Airy 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 33% 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 7% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

East Upsal StreetGermantown Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center811 incidents reported within 1 km of the East Mount Airy 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
266 · 33%
Violent crime
178 · 22%
Vehicle crime
160 · 20%
Criminal damage & arson
93 · 11%
Other
64 · 8%
Burglary
22 · 3%

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 East Mount Airy at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is East Mount Airy safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 32% of severity-weighted incidents in East Mount Airy are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in East Mount Airy?

Other theft — 266 of 811 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the East Mount Airy 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.