Philadelphia records 222 homicides in 2025, the lowest amount since 1966

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia’s top cop said 2025 saw the lowest number of homicide victims in nearly 60 years.

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

“Being able to turn the tide to a place where we thought we would never be,” he said, “it’s great.”…

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