Faces of Kensington Ave Philadelphia. April 22 2021

Most dangerous street in Philadelphia Kensington Philadelphia Drug Crime Problems Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The citys violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas. 1 Also alarming is Philadelphias drug overdose rate. The number of drug overdose deaths in the city increased by 50 from 2013 to 2015, with more than twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as deaths from homicides in 2015. 2 A big part of Philadelphias problems stem from the crime rate and drug abuse in Kensington.