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Safety index · North Delaware, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Tacony safe?

Tacony shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 67 out of 100 — 13 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 53rd of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 886 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

67/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Tacony — higher is safer. 53rd 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 Tacony against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Delaware ExpresswayTorresdale Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center886 incidents reported within 1 km of the Tacony center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
263 · 30%
Other theft
184 · 21%
Vehicle crime
178 · 20%
Other
130 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
88 · 10%
Burglary
16 · 2%

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 Tacony at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Tacony safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 67/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Tacony 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 Tacony?

Violent crime — 263 of 886 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Tacony 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.