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Cherelle Parker: “Philadelphians are actually feeling safer now than they did…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 14:04

And that's something we should be proud of. In addition to that, Pew analyzed Compare and contrasted its findings from several polls that were conducted in both 2022 and 2025. And they found that Philadelphians are actually feeling safer now than they did when homicide rates were higher. And none of this is happening by accident. Yes, we're laser focused on our comprehensive public safety strategy that we employ, which centers on the piece of the prevention, intervention and enforcement. (14:04–14:13)

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Asserts that Philadelphians feel safer now compared to when homicide rates were higher.

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