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> Philadelphia in 2025 had a higher murder rate than Belfast during the height of a civil war. Do you have a cite? In American cities crime is at generational
by mmooss 6mo ago
> Philadelphia in 2025 had a higher murder rate than Belfast during the height of a civil war.
Do you have a cite? In American cities crime is at generational lows, including / especially murder.
- mmooss 6mo agoI just looked it up, and found this in a Philadelphia newspaper: "The numbers of homicides and shooting victims in Philadelphia have continued their sharp declines since the pandemic. There were 222 homicides last year, the fewest since 1966, and 935 shooting victims, the first time there had been under 1,000 since at least 2007." https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/pew-state-of-city-trends-census-20260421.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/pew-state-of-city...