Philadelphia has introduced the Peacekeepers Institute, an eight-week training program for community violence interrupters, amid one of the city’s lowest homicide rates in decades. The initiative ...

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Martin was close to hurting somebody. The 51-year-old South Philadelphia man, incarcerated in his youth, ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Prosecutors announced a new round of arrests tied to violent crimes across the city, saying the cases bring justice for 32 victims, including the youngest victim, who was 16 ...

After years of restructuring the Philadelphia Police Department’s crime reward program, the city is now paying tipsters more regularly and could soon be handing out checks per homicide. “I'm glad that ...