Philadelphia is continuing to see a steep decline in homicides with more than half of 2025 now behind us, writes Isaac Aviluces for AXIOS Philadelphia. This is a stark contrast from the record ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For the second straight year, Philadelphia has reached an unimaginable level of deadly violence. Police confirmed Tuesday that the city has recorded its 500th homicide in 2022.

A man was shot and killed late Thursday night in West Philadelphia, becoming the city's 100th homicide victim of 2022.

The homicide clearance rate is at an impressive 92 percent so far this year — a number Bethel said he has never seen in his career and that is up from about 47 percent in 2022.

The decrease comes despite several high-profile shootings this summer that left children and teens maimed by bullets. Still, it's progress.