re: Trump gives "alternative facts" again- Philly Murder rate "terribly increasing"

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YEAR-TO-DATE:

So far this year (as of January 25), Philadelphia has had 27 homicides.


That's a 37 percent increase from the same date in 2016.
It's also higher than the same date each year going back to 2012, when there were 30 homicides by January 25.

FULL YEAR:

Looking at homicide numbers by year shows Philadelphia was down from 280 in 2015 to 277 in 2016.

However, that's higher than both 2014 and 2013, which had 248 homicides and 246 homicides, respectively. There were 331 homicides in 2012.

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