I am moving to a house at Passyunk and Christian... and I am just curious if this neighborhood is generally safe? I am aware there is low-income housing several blocks away, however, the neighborhood is beautiful and I am aware South Philadelphia is strange how it really just varies block by block.... so I am not sure if it necessarily will affect this area.

I am a student at UArts so I would be coming from Broad St to get home, which doesn't go through any bad neighborhoods.

Any thoughts?


Ilyssa

Its a good neighborhood. Nipsey will probably chime in tomorrow.

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i really like the neighborhood and cant remember ever feeling unsafe. that said, quite a few things have certainly happened near by and i'm not sure how much longer we're staying now that we have a new kid. hopefully we wont move too far if/when that happens
if you look at the most recent crime stats you will see there have been some muggings, one of which involved a woman being punched in the face - this happened right at that intersection,
also, walking back from UA, you probably do need to pick a particular route....others may be able to comment on points further west...

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As the others have said, it's a good neighborhood and safe. Stuff happens fairly regularly like in any other big city (petty theft, car break-ins, etc.), but if you're careful and attentive (i.e.; not leaving the bloody GPS in the car) you won't have any troubles. In the 7 or 8 years I've been in the area (a little further south from you) I've had a window box of flowers stolen.

The housing project has it's own, mostly self-contained, crime that flares up every now and then, so it really won't impact you over where you are.

Good luck in the new house.

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be smart about the projects a block down at night. Any other direction is great!

It is a great area. Coming from Broad is generally safe, but - Christian (and South) is pretty well lit and safe all the way through as is South and above. As always be smart walking at night.