When Larry Krasner was sworn in to his second term as district attorney four years ago, Philadelphia was in a public safety crisis: Murders and shootings were at an all-time high and the homicide clearance rate was at a historic low.

Philly law enforcement leaders will wrap up 2025 with tips to celebrate New Year's Eve safely and review crime data.

Thirty-four elected and retained judges, along with City Controller Christy Brady and District Attorney Larry Krasner, took their oaths of office Monday morning at the Kimmel Center.

DA Larry Krasner and others attribute the drop to gun violence prevention efforts, grassroots violence-interruption work and supportive programs for young people.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vows ICE agents "will be prosecuted" in press conference following a fatal shooting involving an ICE officer in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Jan. 7. (

PHILADELPHIA— When Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced he was running for a third term in office, he said he was motivated in part by the people who have tried to stop him: the lawmakers who impeached him, the Democratic establishment ...

Almost three dozen judges joined the district attorney and city controller in taking their oath of office in a formal ceremony.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent acted in self-defense, but witnesses and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey dispute that claim.