Props to MalcomXPark.org for pointing out the following:
...numbers reported on the Philadelphia Police Department website are showing 187 murders for 2008 as of midnight on the 30th. By my calculations, that means there have been 24 murders this month. That is, of course, still a terrible number, but to put it in perspective, in July of 2007, there were 42 murders in the month of July. That number for 2006? 49.
Should the Nutter administration get the credit for the apparent slowdown? They're sure as shootin' going to get the blame if the numbers skyrocket so I say let them have this one. Now, if we could only figure out whether any new crime fighting policies are actually the cause of the drop in murders. Thoughts?
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I live in the QV area and have definitely seen an increase in police presence around my neighborhood. Still seems like homicide problems are in the same places, (i.e. Straberry Mansion, Parkside, West Philly, Mantua). It's great that homicide is going down, but what about armed attempted murder/robbery/aggravated assault/rape? To me those are just as troubling and will drive people out of neighborhoods just as fast.
Posted by Kevin | July 31, 2008 4:32 PM