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Kensington drug crackdown has some impact, but it’s still very early days

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City officials are giving each other tentative congratulations for progress made on taming Kensington’s open-air drug market over the past year. They point to steep declines in shootings and homicides in the neighborhood’s core, the clearing of homeless encampments, a crackdown on public drug dealing, and early steps toward creating a system that quickly moves drug users off the streets and into treatment. “You got them guys shook,” Councilmembe…

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Kensington drug crackdown has some impact, but it’s still very early days

City officials are giving each other tentative congratulations for progress made on taming Kensington’s open-air drug market over the past year. They point to steep declines in shootings and homicides in the neighborhood’s core, the clearing of homeless encampments, a crackdown on public drug dealing, and early steps toward creating a system that quickly moves drug users off the streets and into treatment. “You got them guys shook,” Councilmembe…

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NBC PhiladelphiaNBC Philadelphia

Report: Kensington saw 45% drop in homicides amid revitalization efforts

Philadelphia officials met at City Hall on Tuesday to discuss the impact ongoing revitalization efforts have had on the Kensington neighborhood and touted a 45-percent drop in homicides there in 2024.

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Philadelphia leaders say they're making progress toward reducing crime in Kensington

Philadelphia police say progress is happening in the city's Kensington section, but the work is far from done.

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Philly VoicePhilly Voice

One year into Mayor Parker's Kensington intervention, city officials tout lower crime, better community services

Crime in Kensington has dropped by 17% and homicides are down by 45% since Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker began new efforts to reduce addiction and homelessness in the neighborhood last year. Police say they are reducing drugs on the streets, but critics say the mayor's encampment clearings have displaced problems - not solved them.

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Kensington sees drop in homicides, surge in arrests as city cracks down on open-air drug market – Metro Philadelphia

Homicides and shootings in Kensington each declined about 45% in 2024, compared to the year prior, and arrests for drug buyers nearly doubled. Those were a few of the encouraging stats deputies of the Kensington Initiative shared on Monday, while touting their progress in combatting the neighborhood's infamous open-air drug market. “We have come a long way this year, but we have a long road to go,” Adam Geer, the city’s chief public safety offic…

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Metro Philadelphia broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Monday, February 24, 2025.
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