Philadelphia has seen a 56% decrease in homicides compared to last year, which already set a benchmark. It's a trend happening nationally, but some Philadelphia police districts are reporting zero ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With just days left in the year, 2025 is shaping up to be one for the history books: Philadelphia is on track to record its lowest homicide total in more than four decades.

Philadelphia ended 2025 with 222 homicides, a 60% reduction from the city’s all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021. The major reduction represents the lowest number of homicides in the city since 1966 ...

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 ...

At the tail end of 2024, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told The Philadelphia Tribune that his wish for 2025 was to keep the city’s homicide numbers down. Bethel’s resolution came true ...

Philadelphia is set to end 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in over 50 years, officials said Wednesday. On Dec. 31, data on Philadelphia police's website showed the city had 220 homicides in ...