By Mikayla Smith, Research Assistant, DAO DATA Lab Casey Morrison and Lauren Laino, Research Interns, DAO DATA Lab Prosecutors utilize discretion when they decide whether or not to file charges, the type of charges to file, the cases for which they will seek to negotiate pleas, and what concessions...
PHILADELPHIA (June 9, 2022) – Following their apprehension on Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Norfolk, Virginia, the District Attorney’s Office will be charging two individuals with Murder for their roles in the fatal shootings of innocent bystanders during a mass shooting incident on South Street...
The chart below generated by the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab highlights the number of incidents reported by the public to the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from September 1 to February 28, 2022. The graph then breaks down the number of incidents with arrests made...
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Crisis Assistance, Response, & Engagement for Survivors (CARES) Unit, which provides trauma-informed support to co-victims of homicide, observes Mental Health Awareness Month in their May newsletter. Access mental health supports and learn about the...
By Kelly Burkhardt (she/her), Mary Doyle (she/her), and Tyler Tran (he/him) The Philadelphia LGBTQ+ community is struggling to find answers after the assault and death of a Black gay man at a popular gay bar, as queer, transgender, and nonbinary people are at higher risk of being victims of assault,...
The chart below generated by the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab highlights the number of incidents reported by the public to the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from May 1 to October 31, 2021. The graph then breaks down the number of incidents with arrests made by PPD...
New in For the Commonwealth: DAO Restorative Justice Facilitator Jody Dodd and Assistant District Attorney Liam Riley helped secure justice in a case involving a 24-year-old defendant accused of assaulting Philadelphia police officers after they responded to a call that the defendant’s partner...
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Crisis Assistance, Response, & Engagement for Survivors (CARES) Unit, which provides trauma-informed support to co-victims of homicide, shares important information for family members with unsolved homicide cases, and much more in their April...