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

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

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

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.

He started as a beat cop in 1986 after dropping out of Temple. Nearly 40 years later, he’s at the helm of the force at a time when homicides are set to hit record lows, even as the perception of ...

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.

PHILADELPHIA -- Amid skyrocketing gun violence in one of America's largest cities, school principals have joined forces to figure out how to protect and support their vulnerable students. Philadelphia ...

A notorious Philadelphia mob boss sentenced to two years in prison for illegal betting quipped outside court Wednesday that President Donald Trump was right to suggest cooperators or flippers should ...

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 ...

Police are looking for a driver after a woman was hit and killed by a car in Philadelphia's Feltonville neighborhood. The hit-and-run happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of C and ...