405
Violent Crime in Philadelphia
The number of homicides in Philadelphia through Sunday is 32% higher than in 2020, when the city recorded 499 homicides for the entire year. The number of shooting victims so far this year has risen even more sharply, increasing by 57%.
258
219
Figures are from Jan. 1
through March 14 of each year
100
76
64
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Homicides
Shooting victims
SOURCE: Philadelphia Police Department
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
405
Violent Crime in Philadelphia
The number of homicides in Philadelphia through Sunday is 32% higher than in 2020, when the city recorded 499 homicides for the entire year. The number of shooting victims so far this year has risen even more sharply, increasing by 57%.
258
219
Figures are from Jan. 1
through March 14 of each year
100
76
64
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Homicides
Shooting victims
SOURCE: Philadelphia Police Department
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
Violent Crime in Philadelphia
405
The number of homicides in Philadelphia through Sunday is 32% higher than in 2020, when the city recorded 499 homicides for the entire year. The number of shooting victims so far this year has risen even more sharply, increasing by 57%.
258
219
Figures are from Jan. 1
through March 14
of each year
100
76
64
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Homicides
Shooting victims
SOURCE: Philadelphia Police Department
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
