As city officials look for new ways to curb violence, Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy lab has studied how block beautification can play a role.

SEPTA officials say crime has continued to improve since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they credit increased ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Philadelphia has recorded fewer than 225 homicides in a single year. In 2025, 222 people were killed — the fewest since 1966, when there were a fraction ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- At least three dozen people have been shot in another violent weekend in the city of Philadelphia. Since Friday evening, at least three people have died and 33 others were ...

Or here was Salvatore Profaci, a New York mobster brought in to quietly settle a dispute that had gone public after mob lawyer Salvatore Avena filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against his mobbed-up ...

Last month, the remains of 23-year-old Kada Scott were discovered in a shallow grave behind an abandoned Philadelphia school. It was the latest example of the failures of District Attorney Larry ...

A New Philadelphia man is accused in a violent crime spree across Stark and Tuscarawas counties.