In 2021, as Philadelphia residents averaged nearly 11 homicides per week, residents feared for their lives, some likening the constant gunfire as the Wild Wild West. Now, the city just recorded an ...

At the tail end of 2024, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told The Philadelphia Tribune that his wish for 2025 was to keep the city’s homicide numbers down. Bethel’s resolution came true ...

It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia. Violent crime has fallen sharply — like it has in many other cities. And Philadelphia police are now solving homicides at the highest rate ...

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people. File: Philadelphia District Attorney ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Philadelphia has recorded fewer than 225 homicides in a single year. In 2025, 222 people were killed — the fewest since 1966, when there were a fraction ...

Philadelphia is set to end 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in over 50 years, officials said Wednesday. On Dec. 31, data on Philadelphia police's website showed the city had 220 homicides in ...

In line with national crime trends, violent crime also dropped in Philadelphia in 2025. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kevin Bethel, the city's police commissioner, about the decline. We're going to focus in ...