Philadelphia’s homicide rate is on pace for a historic low this year, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine.

This is based on the latest data provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.

According to the statistics, homicides are down 40 percent in Philadelphia compared to the same time period last year.

Back in April, those same statistics showed that the homicide count was down 34 percent compared to the same time period in 2023.

Generally speaking, summers are often associated with more violent crime.

However, summer is now officially over and there is a higher percentage decrease in homicides in the fall than there was in the spring.

“If we stay on that track, that would mean that we’d end the year with 246 homicides. And if we do that, 2024 would tie 2013 for the lowest number of homicides in Philadelphia for the last 56 years,” Fiorillo writes.

“To do better than that, we’d need to end the year with fewer than 234 homicides. That’s how many homicides the city saw in 1967. One can hope!” he continued.

Read more about the surprising data on Philly’s homicide statistics this year in Philadelphia Magazine.

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