claim: preliminary murder rates in philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of this decade in the city."
author: jeff sessions
evidence_1: dec 29, 2017 ... homicides in philadelphia were up in 2017 even as other violent crime ... institute , said in a preliminary analysis of 2017 crime data that some other cities, ... of the  city's homicides and shootings in 2017, according to police statistics. .... homicide  totals are still on the lower end of recent decades — but that a ...
evidence_2: preliminary murder rates in philadelphia "will put the murder rate at the highest of  this decade in the city." — politifact pennsylvania on monday, july 24th, 2017.
evidence_3: jan 2, 2015 ... a decades-long trend of declining violent crime rates is making big ... preliminary  figures suggest 2014 will continue a decade-long trend ... but the numbers are  encouraging: chicago recorded an all-time high of ... philadelphia's murder rate  has declined from 322 in 2012 to 245 this year. .... you're all set!
evidence_4: the homicide statistics for 2017 represent the daily count (statistics reflect the  accurate ... been submitted to the fbi as the final ucr numbers for the city of  philadelphia. ... all of the following part i crime statistics are preliminary, and  have not been ... the philadelphia police department (ppd) is the nation's fourth  largest ...
evidence_5: jan 2, 2018 ... if the preliminary statistic for 2017 holds, it puts the city's homicide rate at 39.7 per  100000 residents, the lowest rate in nearly four decades. ... by the detroit police  department that put the number at 267 for the year. ... craig told the free press  on tuesday that there are a number of factors for the decrease.