Philadelphia: The City That’s Not Camden
Breathe a sigh of relief. Then duck and continue on, it’s still not safe out there, yo.
New FBI statistics put Philadelphia’s homicide and violent crime rates as worst among the nation’s 10 biggest cities.
But just across the Ben Franklin Bridge, violent crime has continued at a rate that makes the City of Brotherly Love look relatively peaceful.
Philadelphia had a homicide rate last year of 27.8 slayings per 100,000 population. Camden’s homicide rate was more than 41.
