From 2007 to 2021, there were 5,478 homicides in Philadelphia, according to city data. That’s an average of about one person killed every day for 14 years.
Single line chart showing Philadelphia homicides 2007 to 2021. There was a 26% drop in homicides from 2012 to 2013. A spike in homicides began in 2019. From 2019 to 2021, homicides increased 58%.