Huge Drop in Philadelphia Murders for July
July is not officially over yet, but the numbers reported on the Philadelphia Police Department website are showing 187 murders for 2008 as of midnight on the 30th. By my calculations, that means there have been 24 murders this month. That is, of course, still a terrible number, but to put it in perspective, in July of 2007, there were 42 murders in the month of July. That number for 2006? 49.
July has typically been the worst month for killings in Philadelphia, but this July will record one of the lowest monthly totals of 2008. Overall, murders are down 23.36% over last year. At this rate, we may get a murder rate decline of more than the 25% the Nutter administration promised.
eRock said,
August 28, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
This is great news. We still have a ways to go!
Keep up the great reporting!
andrew said,
August 28, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Thanks for reading and commenting eRock!
Te Te said,
May 11, 2009 @ 9:16 am
Well yea july was lowese but I lost the only man that knew me best my oldest brother he was shot and killed point blank 8 times across the street from our house on July 15, 2008 for no reasom I know my brother did what he did on the streets but he didnt desevere it at all he was getting himself togather and getting ready to be a dad for the first time n what a clown took his life in front of my block didnt care who saw it and didnt run jus walked away and didnt care….