I noted, just two days ago, that the homicide rate in Philadelphia had declined recently:

As of 11:59 PM EDT on Thursday, July 22^nd, the bad guys, thugs and gang bangers of the City of Brotherly Love had killed 314 people. At the end of Tuesday, August 9, 2021, “only” 325 people had been murdered. That’s “only” 11 dead bodies in 18 days! We noted, on July 9^th, that there had been 291 killings as of 11:59 PM on July 8^th. 291 ÷ 189 days in the year, = 1.5397 homicides per day, for a projected 562 for the year. If I recall correctly, that 562 number was my highest projection for the year.

Now, as of the 221^st day of the year, 325 homicides have been recorded. 325 ÷ 221 days in the year, = 1.4706 homicides per day, for a projected 537 for the year. Yeah, that’s still a record-setting number — there were 500 homicides recorded in 1990, and 499 last year — but it’s a significant decrease in the past few weeks.

Well, it looks like that was taken as a personal challenge, as there were two homicides on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday. Now, as of the 223^st day of the year, 329 homicides have been recorded. 329 ÷ 223 days in the year, = 1.4753 homicides per day, for a projected 538 for the year.