Narcotics Crime in Kensington Towers Over the Rest of Philly
Narcotics and drug-law violations in 2023 per square mile
Kensington
Taller areas of the map represent higher concentrations per square mile.
East
Germantown
Frankford
Fairhill
Holmesburg
1
Nicetown
Strawberry
Mansion
95
Parkside
Powelton
1
Broad and
Girard
52nd and
Market
More than a third of the 2,500 narcotics and drug-law violations recorded by police in 2023 occurred in Kensington. The concentration of drug crime in the neighborhood is extreme, calculating to 376 violations per square mile, compared with just 16 violations per square mile in the rest of the city.
City
Hall
76
Elmwood
Lower
Moyamensing
Airport
95
Source: Philadelphia Police Dept.
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Narcotics Crime in Kensington
Towers Over the Rest of Philly
More than a third of the 2,500 narcotics and drug-law violations recorded by police in 2023 occurred in Kensington. The concentration of drug crime in the neighborhood is extreme, calculating to 376 violations per square mile, compared with just 16 violations per square mile in the rest of the city.
Narcotics and drug-law violations in 2023 per square mile
Kensington
East
Germantown
Frankford
Fairhill
Holmesburg
1
Strawberry
Mansion
95
Parkside
Powelton
1
Broad and
Girard
52nd and
Market
City
Hall
Taller areas of the map represent higher concentrations
per square mile.
Elmwood
76
Airport
Source: Philadelphia Police Dept.
Lower
Moyamensing
95
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Narcotics Crime in Kensington
Towers Over the Rest of Philly
More than a third of the 2,500 narcotics and drug-law violations recorded by police in 2023 occurred in Kensington. The concentration of drug crime in the neighborhood is extreme, calculating to 376 violations per square mile, compared with just 16 violations per square mile in the rest of the city.
Narcotics and drug-law violations in 2023 per square mile
Kensington
East
Germantown
1
Frankford
Holmesburg
Fairhill
Strawberry
Mansion
95
Parkside
Powelton
1
Broad and
Girard
52nd and
Market
City
Hall
Taller areas of the map represent higher concentrations
per square mile.
76
Elmwood
95
Lower
Moyamensing
Airport
Source: Phila. Police Dept.
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
