Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss the current state of violent crime, which is rising despite declining homicides.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss the current state of violent crime in The Birthplace of America.sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss the current state of violent crime in The Birthplace of America., compared to 499 in 2020 and 356 in 2019. While the homicide rate has decreased more than 10% so far in 2022, with 216 homicides so far this year compared to 241 at the same time last year, total violent crime is up about 7%.
"Residence are feeling dismayed, obviously. There's a general feeling of fear, whether it's perception or reality just because of the numbers we're seeing," Outlaw said at the 2022 Police Executive Research Forum / Major Cities Chiefs Association Annual Conference in San Francisco earlier this month."Our homicides have been trending slightly downward, but…we're still seeing a vast number of shootings.
She continued:"That calls for investment. So, now…the polls are saying it: ‘We want to see you. We want more cops on the street. We want to feel safe.' That requires funding." "The court system shut down for at least a year. There's backlogs, so some people that at this point would have been a convicted felon never got a chance to go to court," Outlaw explained. While"a very small percentage" of people in Philadelphia are"driving a large proportion of the violent crime," the PPD is seeing those same individuals"getting out on bail or being part of this revolving door," the police commissioner said.
Philedelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said she believes that in order to successfully address violence, the PPD, District Attorney Larry Krasner's office, and other areas of the criminal justice system in Philadelphia need to continue "to advance communications across the board. The Department recently waived a requirement mandating Philadelphia police officers had to live in the city for at least a year before applying. It also recently lowered the age requirement to start training to become an officer in an effort to attract new officers and retain current ones.
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