Philadelphia’s Epicenter of Drug Crime
More than a third of the 2,500 narcotics and drug-law violations recorded by police in 2023 occurred in Kensington.
1
Kensington
95
N
MILES
0
2
1
Narcotics and drug-law
violations in 2023
per square mile
0 to 100
76
101 to 500
501 to 1,000
1,001 to 1,500
95
1,501 to 2,520
Narcotics/
drug violations
Location
Violations per square mile
Kensington
921
376
Rest of Philadelphia
1,630
12
Source: Philadelphia Police Department
John Duchneskie and Dylan Purcell / Staff
Philadelphia’s Epicenter
Of Drug Crime
More than a third of the 2,500 narcotics and drug-law violations recorded by police in 2023 occurred in Kensington.
1
Kensington
95
1
Narcotics and drug-
law violations in 2023
per square mile
76
0 to 100
101 to 500
501 to 1,000
95
N
1,001 to 1,500
MILES
1,501 to 2,520
0
2
Narcotics/
drug violations
Violations
per square mile
Location
Kensington
921
376
Rest of Philadelphia
1,630
12
Source: Philadelphia Police Department
John Duchneskie and Dylan Purcell / Staff
