Philadelphia is set to end 2025 with the lowest number of homicides in over 50 years, officials said Wednesday.
On Dec. 31, data on Philadelphia police’s website showed the city had 220 homicides in 2025, a decrease of about 18% from the prior year’s 269.
The total for 2025, while not final, would be the the lowest since 1967, data from Pew Research Center shows. That year, there were 234 homicides, according to the data…