A stunning fall morning. Cool, crisp, and comfortable; the skies so, so clear. The weatherman predicts the high around 70 degrees. The air is so still - it’s hardly moving at all. It’s one of those days that makes you feel glad to be alive. You pat the dog, and kiss your spouse goodbye - what shall I […]

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As of today, the murder count in the City of Brotherly Love has exceeded 315 people. Do the math - it comes out to about a murder a day. CNN did the math, too, and reported on this problem that will not go away and has no resolution in its sights.

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The number of murders in Philadelphia so far this year has now passed the 300 mark.

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As of today, there are now 252 murders in Philadelphia this year.
That would make 18 more murders in Philly since the last Murder Watch, posted on July 24, not quite 2 weeks ago.

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Since last posting, there are now 234 murders in Philadelphia so far this year.
 (That’s 9 more since July 21, three days ago)
(And 30 shootings since July 21, too)

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As of today, there have been 225 murders in Philadelphia so far this year. This figure is up from 219 from the same time period last year.

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 As of today, there were 204 homicides in Philadelphia this year.

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