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 has implemented a "PIE" strategy of prevention, intervention, and enforcement to help address the city's homicide rate.

Amid citywide efforts to counteract crumbling infrastructure, professors and researchers associated with Penn’s Urban Planning and Criminology departments spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about how ...

We're going to focus in on one city now where crime is falling. The police commissioner of Philadelphia, Kevin Bethel joins us now. Good morning, Commissioner. Thank you for being on the program.

Although the homicide rate in Philadelphia is declining, domestic violence cases are on the rise. Domestic violence expert Dr. Bernadine Waller joined Fox 29 in the studio alongside domestic violence ...