Crime

How the hell did that happen? And why is the mayor not taking more credit for it? The anatomy of a stunning turnaround

How community organizers in Philly plan to keep gun violence down in 2026

Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now

A longtime resident at SCI Chester has teamed up with a facility superintendent on a program that brings generations together and transforms lives, says a director of the Penn Prison Education and Reentry Initiative

For some jurors, the hardest part comes post-trial. A free West Chester University program helps citizens who’ve served recover from stress and PTSD

Research has found that fixing up abandoned homes can make a city safer. The H.O.M.E Plan calls for building and rehabbing 30,000 homes in four years

Philadelphia has the country’s second-highest rate of package theft. Whose fault is it — and what is the solution?

In the aftermath of the tragic Kada Scott murder, the D.A. has said the buck stops with him. Or was he actually passing it?

As officials create a new public safety plan, Philadelphians offer City officials their ideas on how to continue fighting gun violence

The $5.5 million pilot program is a key part of Mayor Parker’s plan to address the addiction and homelessness issues in the ravaged neighborhood. Nine months in, no one seems to know when — or if — we’ll know it’s successful