Amid Societal and Staffing Issues, Gun Violence Soared
The years in which Danielle Outlaw was police commissioner were beset by the coronavirus pandemic, significant staffing shortages, and widespread protests of police tactics after George Floyd’s murder in Minnesota. Gun violence also soared, with homicides and shootings reaching record levels before declining this year.
Figures for 2023 are through Monday.
Projection for 2023 total
600
562
Homicides
516
499
500
400
353
353
331
331
326
315
306
302
292
280
277
300
248
246
200
100
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Charles Ramsey
Richard Ross
Danielle Outlaw
Commissioners*
2,231
2,500
2,245
2,255
Shootings
Fatal and nonfatal
2,000
1,464
1,471
1,438
1,407
1,399
1,500
1,361
1,279
1,279
1,250
1,245
1,236
1,128
1,047
1,000
500
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Charles Ramsey
Richard Ross
Danielle Outlaw
Commissioners*
* Richard Ross resigned as commissioner on Aug. 20, 2019. Danielle Outlaw’s tenure as commissioner
started on Feb. 10, 2020.
Sources: Phila. Police Dept.; Open Data Philly
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Amid Societal and Staffing Issues,
Gun Violence Soared
The years in which Danielle Outlaw was police commissioner were beset by the coronavirus pandemic, significant staffing shortages, and widespread protests of police tactics after George Floyd’s murder in Minnesota. Gun violence also soared, with homicides and shootings reaching record levels before declining this year.
Figures for 2023 are through Monday.
Projection for 2023 total
600
562
Homicides
516
499
500
400
353
353
331
331
326
315
306
302
292
280
277
300
248
246
200
100
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Charles Ramsey
Richard Ross
Danielle Outlaw
Commissioners*
2,231
2,500
2,245
2,255
Shootings
2,000
Fatal and nonfatal
1,464
1,471
1,438
1,407
1,399
1,500
1,361
1,279
1,279
1,250
1,245
1,236
1,128
1,047
1,000
500
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Charles Ramsey
Richard Ross
Danielle Outlaw
Commissioners*
* Richard Ross resigned as commissioner on Aug. 20, 2019. Danielle Outlaw’s tenure
as commissioner started on Feb. 10, 2020.
Sources: Phila. Police Dept.; Open Data Philly
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Amid Societal and Staffing Issues,
Gun Violence Soared
The years in which Danielle Outlaw was police commissioner were beset by the coronavirus pandemic, significant staffing shortages, and widespread protests of police tactics after George Floyd’s murder in Minnesota. Gun violence also soared, with homicides and shootings reaching record levels before declining this year.
Figures for 2023 are through Monday.
Projection for 2023 total
600
562
Homicides
516
499
500
400
353
331
331
315
306
292
280
300
246
200
100
0
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
’23
Charles
Ramsey
Richard
Ross
Danielle
Outlaw
Commissioners*
2,231
2,500
2,255
2,245
Shootings
Fatal and nonfatal
2,000
1,471
1,438
1,500
1,279
1,279
1,245
1,047
1,000
500
0
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
’23
Charles
Ramsey
Richard
Ross
Danielle
Outlaw
Commissioners*
* Richard Ross resigned as commissioner on Aug. 20, 2019. Danielle Outlaw’s tenure as commissioner started on Feb. 10, 2020.
Sources: Phila. Police Dept.; Open Data Philly
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
