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Near this city's new green spaces, a dramatic reduction in crime

Reasons to be Cheerful reports that Philadelphia's greening projects cut crime rates and improve community well-being by ...
WVXU

Philadelphia police commissioner talks about the city's declining crime rate

We're going to focus in on one city now where crime is falling. The police commissioner of Philadelphia, Kevin Bethel joins us now. Good morning, Commissioner. Thank you for being on the program.
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Philadelphia’s city beautification efforts could reduce violent crime, Penn researchers say

Amid citywide efforts to counteract crumbling infrastructure, professors and researchers associated with Penn’s Urban Planning and Criminology departments spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about how ...
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Philadelphia invested in community violence interrupters to reduce crime. Now it’s training them, too

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Martin was close to hurting somebody. The 51-year-old South Philadelphia man, incarcerated in his youth, recalled when a jailhouse conflict between him and another young man ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Report: SEPTA sees crime rate drop amid crackdown on fare evasion

SEPTA officials released a new report on Wednesday, claiming that by prioritizing fare evasion, the mass transit provider has seen a 10% reduction in crime compared to the same time period last year.
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 years. Here's how

It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia. Violent crime has fallen sharply -- like it has in many other cities. And... Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 ...