Safety index · Upper Northwest, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Germantown - Penn Knox safe?
Germantown - Penn Knox records more reported crime than most Philadelphia neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 107th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 2,000 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
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 Germantown - Penn Knox against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (29% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 588 · 29% | |
| Other theft | 559 · 28% | |
| Vehicle crime | 231 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 201 · 10% | |
| Other | 179 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 59 · 3% |
When it happens
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 Germantown - Penn Knox at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Germantown - Westside53/100 · Moderate
- Wister51/100 · Moderate
- Southwest Germantown53/100 · Moderate
- West Central Germantown56/100 · Moderate
- Germantown - Morton52/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Germantown - Penn Knox safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Germantown - Penn Knox 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 Germantown - Penn Knox?
Violent crime — 588 of 2,000 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Germantown - Penn Knox 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.