Crime

Amid an increase in youth-driven shootings, young Philadelphians want people to know that they hope to live in peace

A radical reconfiguration of inmate experience at SCI Chester just got the greenlight to expand to other state prisons

A Penn criminologist makes the case for bringing back (fairly) an old crime-fighting practice

Even with a city budget proposal that pays for community-driven gun violence intervention work, organizers are worried about President Donald Trump’s promises to slash federal funding

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

The Mayor’s budget would maintain programs that she says helped drive down shootings, despite uncertainty under President Donald Trump

The double punch of the Trump presidency and the end of pandemic relief money leaves a key component of Philly’s success in reducing gun violence up in the air

Enough already with being host to the East Coast’s largest open-air drug market. A Manhattan Institute Fellow lays out ideas for reclaiming the neighborhood

Gun crimes are dropping despite the Police Department being short 1,100 officers. Is that sustainable?

If character is still an issue in local elections, he just may be. The DA faces a shifting zeitgeist and a credible challenger in Pat Dugan, who has already garnered the support of labor leader Ryan Boyer