For the first time in more than half a century, Philadelphia has recorded fewer than 225 homicides in a single year. In 2025, ...

Homicides are down again this year, by roughly 15% to 18% compared with last year, putting the city on pace for its lowest ...

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

Philly law enforcement leaders will wrap up 2025 with tips to celebrate New Year's Eve safely and review crime data.

A man carjacked an SUV in West Philadelphia and later took off with the police car in Frankford before getting arrested.

District Attorney Larry Krasner said community leaders like coaches and clergy are part of the reason violent crime dropped ...

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.

Two men were arrested in connection with armored truck robberies or attempted robberies that happened in and around Philadelphia in July, August and October this year, an FBI Philadelphia special ...

Vanessa Frame remembers her husband Gerald "Jerry" Parks and her son Jamel Parks as being two sides of the same coin. "I always tell him he was his father's child because they were just like the same.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The family of a Philadelphia man who was gunned down three years ago believes a case of mistaken identity may have led to his death. Now, they hope a tip from the public will ...

An alleged gang member accused of three separate murders in Philadelphia has been arrested, the U.S. Marshals Service shared in an update. Tyvine Jones, 25, a member and alleged hitman of the ...

Crime victims and survivors in Philadelphia were honored at a gathering Saturday hosted by the local chapter of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. The event was held at the Common Place in ...