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Philadelphia's 'billion-dollar drug market' is home to a third of all drug-law violations with 376 arrests per square mile compared to just 16 in other parts of city

Philadelphia's 'billion-dollar drug market' is home to a third of all drug-law violations with 376 arrests per square mile compared to just 16 in other parts of city

A single Philadelphia neighborhood known for its open-air drug use accounts for…
Philadelphia's first female mayor has been sworn in and promptly signed an executive order declaring a Public Safety Emergency to tackle rampant crime. Cherelle Parker (pictured left), a 51-year-old Democrat and long-serving councilwoman, campaigned on a centrist platform of safety, jobs, and city services.

Philadelphia's new centrist Dem mayor declares public safety emergency

By Harriet Alexander Published: 06:00 EST, 3 January 2024 | Updated: 06:00…
Democrat Cherelle Parker (pictured) was elected in a landslide vote on Tuesday night to become Philadelphia's 100th mayor after holding office at state and local level

Philadelphia's new mayor Cherelle Parker is a moderate Democrat who's staunchly pro-police and backs stop-and-frisk in crime-ridden city

Philadelphia has voted in a Democrat Mayor who has vowed to crackdown…
Journalist Who Advocated For Philadelphia's Most Vulnerable Fatally Shot At His Home

Journalist Who Advocated For Philadelphia's Most Vulnerable Fatally Shot At His Home

An award-winning Philadelphia journalist who covered homelessness and LGBTQ+ issues was fatally…
Philadelphia's "Outlaw" Police Commissioner is resigning

Philadelphia's "Outlaw" Police Commissioner is resigning

After just three largely disastrous years on the job, Philadelphia Police Commissioner…
Kensington, which up until the 1950s was a bustling industrial district, is now described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as 'the poorest neighborhood in America's poorest big city'

Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood looks like a scene from the WALKING DEAD

The Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia – known as ‘ground zero’ for the…