Crime

City Council is set to vote this week on banning safe injection sites from all but one district in Philadelphia. Toronto has modeled another way

Philly’s police commissioner announced her resignation this week. Here, some candidates the next mayor should consider, and why

Police killed a young man in his car within five seconds of a traffic stop — and then tried to cover it up

The Kensington preacher offers local kids a safe haven and a path to hope through boxing and prayer. His 14th annual “Rock the Block” party is on Saturday

This week, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy penned a New York Post op-ed on the dystopia in Kensington. It was full of laughable political pablum. But he was also kinda right

Like cities around the country, Philly has seen a drop in homicides this year — but more work is needed from the state and the city to keep reducing violent crime

A new bill in the state legislature proposes tougher penalties for package theft — something any Philly resident with a stoop knows about all too well

An ongoing research study at the state prison in Chester is looking at how Scandinavian-style changes could make prison safer, more productive and more effective — for inmates, workers and the community.

In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Southwest Philly, is it time to start regulating the sale of bullets rather than just repeating gun control rhetoric?

This week's shooting in Kingsessing is another sign that Philadelphia is failing to staunch its rampant gun violence — despite evidence about what works. Here are some ideas.