Nothing is sacred and no one is safe when the DA’s top concern is no longer stopping crime.
by Thom Nickels
Paul Davis: Too many Philly cops are saying, “Exit, stage left!”
Faced with a hostile mayor and district attorney, Philly cops are defunding themselves.
By Paul Davis
Philadelphia Police Department’s accreditation is up for revocation again
Despite a late-July vote to retain accreditation for Pennsylvania’s largest police department, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has again been put on notice for ordering her department to comply with the controversial “Driving Equality Law,” a municipal ordinance that downgraded offenses still codified by the Pennsylvania vehicle code.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Exclusive: Upper Darby underreporting homicides to state crime database
As Philadelphia reports daily on a homicide rate that continues to soar, measuring crime in Pennsylvania’s sixth-largest city as well as other neighboring counties proves to be a completely different challenge.
By Todd Shepherd
Senatorial Candidate Spotlight: Crime
As our Candidate Spotlight Series ramps up with week five, Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman outline their plans to support effective policing.
From The Editors
Basewitz + Snitzer: Want to reduce crime? Let’s start by respecting police work
No amount of policy-making or lamenting rising violence in cities like Philadelphia will allow the police to do their jobs. We must respect and re-valorize the work of everyday officers.
By Alan Basewitz and Paul Snitzer
Paul Davis: Is there a war on cops?
Nearly every Philly cop I speak to says there is. I sought further answers from State Senator Mike Regan.
By Paul Davis
Jeff Hurvitz: Police delay times are a symptom of a larger problem
Fewer police means more crime.
By Jeff Hurvitz
The Editors: Philadelphia’s carjacking nightmare
Let’s hope Philadelphia’s future policymakers are willing to combat crime. The city’s next carjacking victim simply can’t depend on the status quo.
By The Editors at Broad + Liberty
Krasner blames gun prosecution failures on stop-and-frisk policing
Philadelphia’s district attorney says decades of “stop-and-frisk” policing have led to a downturn in witnesses being willing to testify in active gun cases.
By Todd Shepherd