Violent crimes continue to fall
Martin has soared violent crimes during the epidemic, but has since dropped to the poly mix level, Martin said.
“The trend of these fashionable times has subsided, and the most dramatic and important is the reduction in murder.” “What we are seeing now is that crime decreases and Philadelphia’s public safety is increasing after infectious diseases.”
In 2021, there were 562 murders in the city. In 2024, there were 269 (compared to 2014, which was 248). This means that the murder rate of Philadelphia was lower than Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington DC and Chicago in 2024.
The number of victims of shooting has decreased. In 2023, there were 1,657 people. In 2024 there was 1,080.
At this region’s level, allegheny West and ROXBOROUGH decreased by 23%due to the biggest decrease in violent crimes between 2022 and 2024. But there is an area that has soared during that period. In Frankford, violent crimes increased 14%, Wynnesfield 13%, Mantua 5%, and Northeast Philadelphia.
More jobs, Philadelphia immigrants
The average unemployment rate of Philadelphia in 2024 was 4.5%, slightly increased from 4.2%in 2023, but decreased from 12.4%in 2020. The national unemployment rate was 4.1%in 2024. Philadelphia has a lower unemployment rate than Detroit, Chicago, Washington, DC and Cleveland.
In 2024, the city’s job growth was 2.1%, surpassing an average of 1.3%. Jobs were led by the growth of education, health services, business and government sectors.
Philadelphia continues to maintain a foreign -born resident population in 2023, which is 15%higher than the national average 14.3%. The city has more immigrants than Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland and Detroit, but less than Houston, Boston, Chicago and Phoenix.
The largest immigrant population of the state is China, 25,930 residents, and 21,600 residents in the Dominican Republic and 12,360 in India. There are about 92,000 Puerto Rico in the city.But since Puerto Rico is the US territory, the report does not contain Puerto Ricoin. The second most common language used in the city is Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.
International immigration remains a key driver of the population of Philadelphia as the total population of the city has increased by 10,000 in 2023 and 2024.
