As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023

PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. police departments ... the director of national programs at the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab. Violence interruption and intervention programs have helped decrease ...

As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023.

The School District of Philadelphia confirms inside its headquarters there is a dedicated room for teachers, administrators, and staff- accused of misconduct -to go while the accusations are being investigated.

The ATM was taken from a Chinese takeout restaurant on the 4300 block of North 8th Street in Hunting Park, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Someone went into the restaurant, tied the ATM to the car and then drove away while someone held the door open, Small said.

Philadelphia's plans to expand its use of police-operated drones signals a pivotal shift in how the city seeks to protect—and surveil—its citizens.

On the data-driven side, an increasing number of police departments around the country, including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, are using predictive analytics to stop crime ...

Philadelphia leaders and volunteers will offer resources as they walk the streets counting the number of people experiencing homelessness.

"It appears these two perpetrators knew exactly what they were doing because they got the job done very quickly," said police following the ATM theft.

A person was taken into custody in connection with a shooting at a Southwest Philadelphia laundromat that injured two people Monday morning.

Bilal Qayyum, president of the Father’s Day Rally Committee, believes the collaboration and financial investment in community groups has had the biggest impact on the number of

Three suspects wanted for robbery and murder in Queens, New York, are believed to live in Philadelphia, police said.