Find Your Daily Voice
Northampton
Your Local News for Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, may 29
65°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Northampton
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
65°
Wednesday, may 29
Tag:
Northeast Victim Services
Police & Fire
As 2020 Ends, Homicide Record Nears For Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love is perilously close to breaking its record for most homicides in one year, officials say. With two days left in the 2020 calendar year, Philadelphia has recorded 490 murders. The previous highest annual total for homicides was 504 in 1990. The economic downturn associated with the coronavirus is considered a leading factor in the rise in fatal shootings and stabbings in Philadelphia as in many U.S. cities. Shootings have been going unsolved in Philadelphia and it's been like that for years. Just one in four shootings have led to arrests since 2016, accordin…