Philly law enforcement leaders will wrap up 2025 with tips to celebrate New Year's Eve safely and review crime data.

Philadelphia ended 2025 with 222 homicides, a 60% reduction from the city’s all-time high of 562 homicides in 2021.

For the first time in more than half a century, Philadelphia has recorded fewer than 225 homicides in a single year. In 2025, ...

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people. File: Philadelphia District Attorney ...

At the tail end of 2024, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told The Philadelphia Tribune that his wish for 2025 was to keep the city’s homicide numbers down. Bethel’s resolution came true ...

Homicides are down again this year, by roughly 15% to 18% compared with last year, putting the city on pace for its lowest total since the 1960s. Shootings, both fatal and nonfatal, have fallen to ...

According to Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, there were 222 homicides in Philly over the last year. The last time the city had less than 230 homicide victims, he said, was 1966.

Philadelphia saw the lowest number of homicides in decades in 2025, police said. NBC10 spoke to Commissioner Kevin Bethel who shared the reasons why.

Philadelphia police respond to a mass shooting inside the 7 Elements Restaurant Bar and Lounge in South Philadelphia on July 5, 2025. (6abc) Philadelphia police are closing homicide cases at a rate ...

We're going to focus in on one city now where crime is falling. The police commissioner of Philadelphia, Kevin Bethel joins us now. Good morning, Commissioner. Thank you for being on the program.