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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said community leaders like coaches and clergy are part of the reason violent crime ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) George Anastasia, Rowan University (THE CONVERSATION) The bloody mob war that is the ...

PHILADELPHIA — When Larry Krasner was sworn in to his second term as district attorney four years ago, Philadelphia was in a public safety crisis: Murders and shootings were at an all-time high and ...