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Weekly Crime Reports
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https://almanac.upenn.edu/articles/weekly-crime-reports-v72-n26
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Weekly Crime Reports

Source: https://almanac.upenn.edu/articles/weekly-crime-reports-v72-n26 Parent: https://almanac.upenn.edu/latest-issue

Division of Public Safety University of Pennsylvania Police Department Crime Report

About the Crime Report: Below are the Crimes Against Persons and/or Crimes Against Property from the campus report for February 16-22, 2026. The Crime Reports are available at: https://almanac.upenn.edu/sections/crimes. Prior weeks’ reports are also online. –Eds.

This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety (DPS) and contains all criminal incidents reported and made known to the Penn Police, including those reported to the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) that occurred within our patrol zone, for the dates of February 16-22, 2026. The Penn Police actively patrol from Market Street to Baltimore Avenue and from 30th Street to 43rd Street in conjunction with the Philadelphia Police.

In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accurate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call DPS at (215) 898-7297. You may view the daily crime log on the DPS website.

Penn Police Patrol Zone \ Market Street to Baltimore Avenue and from 30th Street to 43rd Street
Crime Category Date Time Location Description
Assault 02/17/26 3:04 PM 51 N 39th St Patient made threats toward hospital staff
02/19/26 3:55 PM 3800 Spruce St Unknown offender verbally threatened complainant
02/20/26 9:33 PM 34th & Walnut Sts Report of an assault by a motorist after a verbal altercation
02/20/26 11:07 PM 240 S 40th St Verbal domestic reported inside complainant’s place of work; offender left the area
02/21/26 8:50 AM 3700 Chestnut St Domestic assault; offender fled the area
Auto Theft 02/17/26 7:00 PM 4000 Spruce St Theft of a parked motor vehicle from highway
Bike Theft 02/17/26 9:44 PM 215 S 39th St Theft of secured bicycle from bike rack
Burglary 02/20/26 6:18 AM 3939 Chestnut St Burglary in progress reported by witness/Arrest
02/22/26 10:05 AM 20 S 40th St Attempted burglary
Other Offense 02/16/26 5:23 PM 200 S 38th St Domestic disturbance
Retail Theft 02/18/26 2:36 PM 4233 Chestnut St Retail theft of alcohol
02/19/26 8:36 AM 4001 Walnut St Retail theft of consumable goods
02/21/26 1:21 PM 4233 Chestnut St Retail theft of alcohol; offender fled the area
Theft from Building 02/16/26 11:00 AM 3025 Walnut St Complainant reports sound equipment stolen from a secured location
Theft Other 02/20/26 5:40 PM 3720 Chestnut St Pickpocketing
Vandalism 02/18/26 12:41 PM 3901 Locust Walk Graffiti discovered on exterior wall by Penn security personnel

Philadelphia Police 18th District \ Schuylkill River to 49th Street & Market Street to Woodland Avenue

Below are the Crimes Against Persons from the 18th District: 11 incidents with 1 arrest were reported for February 16-22, 2026 by the 18th District, covering the Schuylkill River to 49th Street & Market Street to Woodland Avenue.
Crime Category Date Time Location
Aggravated Assault/Arrest 02/19/26 10:15 PM 4507 Chester Ave
Aggravated Assault 02/21/26 8:13 PM 4600 Blk Chestnut St
Assault 02/17/26 11:24 AM 4116 Spruce St
02/18/26 12:45 AM 200 Blk S 33rd St
02/18/26 8:30 AM 4200 Blk Woodland Ave
02/19/26 8:26 PM 3744 Spruce St
02/20/26 11:38 PM 240 S 40th St
02/22/26 1:03 AM 132 S 48th St
02/22/26 9:54 PM 1334 S Melville St
Rape 02/16/26 9:37 AM 4200 Blk Baltimore Ave
Robbery 02/21/26 8:50 AM 3700 Blk Chestnut St

The Division of Public Safety offers resources and support to the Penn community. DPS developed a few helpful risk reduction strategies outlined below. Know that it is never the fault of the person impacted (victim/survivor) by crime.