Rampant crime has devastated Philadelphia in recent years. From murders to carjackings, innocent Philadelphians have fallen prey to the criminal underworld. After the city experienced a record number of homicides and carjackings, Democratic politicians in the City Council formulated a blueprint in 2023 to deter crime. While it was created in September 2023, a post on X this week revealed that one of the suggestions in “The Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia” to save Philadelphians from being victimized by criminals was none other than “combating institutional white racism.” 

Philadelphia set a record in 2021 for the number of homicides in a year with 562 murders. From 2021 to 2023, there were 1,486 homicides — the most ever during a three-year period in Philadelphia’s over 300-year history. The city recently set a record for the number of carjackings in a year; Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was one of the victims. Retail theft has wreaked havoc in the area, causing many stores to shut down and move out due to the crime.