Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Philadelphia consistently ranks above the national average in terms of crime, especially violent offenses. It has the highest violent crime rate of the Top 10 American cities with a population greater than 1 million residents as well as the highest poverty rate among these cities.
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of the city of Philadelphia.Although there are no officially defined boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and the SEPTA Media/Wawa Line to the south.
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest and the SEPTA Media/Wawa Line to the south.
In the 1960s, six major Philadelphia gangs maintained a major presence in a 10.5 block area of Mantua. Between 1960 and 1969, Mantua recorded about 10% of total city gang killings. Mantua became one of the worst areas of the 16th precinct, and the Philadelphia Police Department often assigned patrols in Mantua to officers as punishment.
WATCH: West Philadelphia sheriff update on shooting after multiple injured at Eid event. Wednesday 10 April 2024 21:56, Kelly Rissman. 30 shots fired, three shot, five arrested: Details of the ...
Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue. It was named for Philadelphia's Mill Creek, which was buried during 19th-century sewer system
The shooting took place at roughly 2:30 p.m. at Clara Muhammad Square, where about 1,000 people had gathered for the public celebration, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a ...
RARE LOOK: On a daily basis, we see the Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit collecting evidence at crime scenes. But we rarely see what happens with that evidence -- until now.