Safety index · North, Philadelphia · data through August 2026
Is Hunting Park safe?
Hunting Park records more reported crime than most Philadelphia neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 44 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 117th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,612 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (21% 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 9% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 337 · 21% | |
| Sexual offences | 224 · 14% | |
| Other | 451 · 28% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 108 · 7% | |
| Other theft | 179 · 11% | |
| Vehicle crime | 166 · 10% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Hunting Park at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Upper Kensington24/100 · High risk
- McGuire33/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Hunting Park safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 44/100). About 28% of severity-weighted incidents in Hunting Park 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 Hunting Park?
Violent crime — 337 of 1,612 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Hunting Park 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.