PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2022) – A new published white paper by the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the District Attorney’s Office (DAO), shows alternatives to incarceration for people who are arrested for low-level offenses reduce recidivism and costs to taxpayers. The...
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab has published three data stories covering shooting clearance and arrest rates and recent changes to our monthly Incidents-Arrests-Charges graphics. In 2021, Philadelphia has seen record-breaking gun violence, but a large...