Safety index · Central, Philadelphia · data through August 2026
Is Rittenhouse safe?
Rittenhouse records a high level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 31 out of 100 — 24 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 145th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 3,228 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 51% 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 11% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,641 · 51% | |
| Violent crime | 577 · 18% | |
| Other | 349 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 146 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 238 · 7% | |
| Robbery | 82 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Rittenhouse 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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- Fitler Square53/100 · Moderate
- Graduate Hospital46/100 · Elevated
- Logan Square41/100 · Elevated
- Washington Square West26/100 · Elevated
- Center City East26/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Rittenhouse safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 31/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse?
Other theft — 1,641 of 3,228 incidents (51%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Rittenhouse 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.