Despite fences, razor ribbon and burglar alarms, thieves in this bad neighborhood kept penetrating from the rear of the facility. We recommended paying or rewarding the neighboring residents whose houses overlooked this area for reporting if they saw anything.
Here is a screen shot from a website which reports crimes. These are recent crimes in just one square mile in Philadelphia during a five day period of time.
Map from www.spotcrime.com
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Philadelphia Crime Data
Philadelphia is safer than 12% of cities in the U.S.
Annual Crime Statistics:
- Violent: 20,902 (approx. 3X the national median) = over 1700 per month!
- Property: 60,931 = over 5000 per month!
- Crime per square mile per year: 573
Note: We are not trying to pick on Philadelphia. It is typical of major cities. Generally the congested areas of the country suffer higher crime than the countryside in the Midwest.