DA Larry Krasner says Philly tourists should feel safe despite a record number of killings. https://t.co/03J51WSPHP
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) December 6, 2021
You might get killed, but you won’t get robbed.
December 7, 2021 – The Inquirer reported today that The prosecutor criticized news organizations for what he believes is the conflation of the two.“I understand that there is a long tradition in journalism of reporting around terrible crimes and, frankly, selling newspapers off of it, selling clicks, selling newspaper coverage,” Krasner said. “But we all have to resort to the truth. We all have know what we’re talking about.”
The Inquirer also noted that As of Monday morning, the city had recorded 521 homicides, up from 462 at this time last year, according to the police department. Shooting incidents are up 4.4% while robberies with guns are up 24.7%.
But other robberies are down 13.8%, rapes are down 11%; aggravated assaults are down 7.1%. And while household burglaries are up 1%, commercial burglaries are down 55.1%, according to the police department.