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District 5.

Population 43,498. Citywide rates use Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia city. District rates use a fixed 2020 Census allocation. One of 22 Philadelphia police districts. About the rates →

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ASSAULT · 2025

326incidents

vs. 2024▼ 14.4%

vs. 10-yr avg▼ 19.3%

vs. Philadelphia (rate)▼ 66%

§ 01 · Trend · District 5

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · District 5

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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District 5 assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	District 5
2016	392
2017	436
2018	428
2019	462
2020	370
2021	380
2022	459
2023	408
2024	381
2025	326

Categories in scope · small multiples

Selected window · 2016 – 2025

Assault

326

'16▼ 17%'25

Auto Theft

307

'16▲ 631%'25

Burglary

'16▼ 49%'25

Robbery

'16▼ 58%'25

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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

District 5 category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery
2016	392	42	173	36
2017	436	28	95	46
2018	428	33	114	27
2019	462	21	121	26
2020	370	30	116	25
2021	380	76	127	33
2022	459	178	133	45
2023	408	353	128	35
2024	381	295	91	20
2025	326	307	89	15

Where it sits in Philadelphia

How District 5 compares with nearby police districts

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District 5 · POP 43,498

Map: Philadelphia police districts · 2020 Census population. This city does not yet have a packaged street map.

District	District	Population	Assault count	2025 count	'16 → '25
Philadelphia · city-wide	—	1,574,281	34,326	34,326	▲ 8%
District 5 ◀	5	43,498	326	326	▼ 17%
District 14	14	112,859	2,300	2,300	▲ 8%
District 39	39	59,476	2,023	2,023	▲ 16%
District 16	16	40,944	1,375	1,375	▲ 40%
District 22	22	76,503	3,136	3,136	▲ 19%
District 19	19	86,470	2,928	2,928	▲ 32%
District 35	35	99,899	2,181	2,181	▲ 18%
District 9	9	65,349	2,319	2,319	▲ 128%
District 18	18	80,477	1,448	1,448	▼ 26%

Data summary for District 5

District 5: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery
2016	90.1	9.7	39.8	8.3
2017	100.2	6.4	21.8	10.6
2018	98.4	7.6	26.2	6.2
2019	106.2	4.8	27.8	6.0
2020	85.1	6.9	26.7	5.8
2021	87.4	17.5	29.2	7.6
2022	105.5	40.9	30.6	10.3
2023	93.8	81.2	29.4	8.1
2024	87.6	67.8	20.9	4.6
2025	75.0	70.6	20.5	3.5