After setting a record for homicides in 2021, Philadelphia continues to be plagued by gun crime in 2022. In response to the most violent year in its history, the city included a “historic investment of $155 million” in the fiscal year 2022 budget. The money went to “proven anti-violence strategies” such as community violence intervention programs, enrichment opportunities, workforce development training programs, and after-school programs.

None of it is working, as evidenced by the recent wave of gun violence in the city over the last four days. The city has yet to learn that the best way to stop crime is to arrest criminals and keep them in jail.