We had previously reported on the slowing down of the homicide rate in the City of Brotherly Love, but things may be going back in the wrong direction again. The Philadelphia Police Department reported 378 homicides as of 11:59 PM EDT on Thursday, September 16th, but their next report, for 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, September 19th, showed 384 people killed.[1]The Police Department’s Current Crime Statistics page states that the homicide “statistics reflect the accurate count during normal business hours, Monday through Friday”, so we … Continue reading That’s six people murdered in three days, and twelve people killed over the past week.
Man killed and 5 others wounded in Fern Rock drive-by shooting
The shooting happened near the intersection of Broad Street and West Chew Avenue.
by Robert Moran, Chris Palmer, and Ellie Rushing | Monday, September 20, 2021 | Updated: 6:43 PM EDT
A 26-year-old man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in the city’s Fern Rock section, police said.
The shooting happened just before 2:20 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Chew Avenue near Broad Street.
Five victims were taken by private vehicle to Einstein Medical Center, police said. The man who was fatally wounded was transported by police to the hospital, which is just a few blocks away. He was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m.
The five surviving victims, including a 28-year-old woman, were listed in stable condition. No arrests were immediately reported.
There’s more at the original. The story noted that the six victims were just standing on the street when a silver Chrysler 300 pulled up, and someone in the back seat started shooting; a photo in the Inquirer shows the Philadelphia Police putting down evidence markers, normally where shell casings were found, showing evidence marker 19.
We reported, just two weeks ago, that over the last 1½ months, the murder rate has really dropped. There had been 314 homicides as of July 22nd, the 203rd day of the year. Since that time, 46 days ago, there have been ‘just’ 49 murders, a rate of 1.0652 per day. With 116 days left in 2021, if that rate were maintained, there would be ‘just’ 124 more killings, for a total of 487 for the year, 12 fewer than last year, and 13 fewer than 1990’s all time record of 500. If that number was the final one, it would be 75 fewer homicides than the math had projected just two months ago.
Now, the city has seen 12 homicides in 14 days, ticking the homicide rate up from 1.458 per day to 1.466, and a projected 535 for the year.
The next ‘milestone’ will be 391 homicides, which is the full year’s total for 2007. The city will probably pass that next weekend.
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Update: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 @ 8:30 AM EDT
The Philadelphia Police Department reported 386 homicides as of 11:59 PM EDT yesterday.
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| ↑1 | The Police Department’s Current Crime Statistics page states that the homicide “statistics reflect the accurate count during normal business hours, Monday through Friday”, so we don’t get the totals for Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Monday morning. |
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I don’t understand why the police will not get help from the military police and from the federal government to combat all of these shootings and murders
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 seriously restricts the use of the military in action within the United States.
Of course, Philadelphia rejected any assistance from the Feds to control 2020’s summer of violence, but that was when Donald Trump was President.
I don’t understand why the police will not get help from the military police
I don’t understand why the mayor does not invest in technology/cameras
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