PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones rolled out his Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia last week.
The slick-looking, 160-page report has 140 recommendations that came out of a gun violence summit in the fall, ranging from combatting drill music, a very violent form of hip hop, to building a new crime lab.
Jones noted the reduction in homicides this year, which are down by about 100, and said he was optimistic the report’s proposals could help further bring down the crime rate.
“... I truly believe that the ingredients to keep this city moving in the right direction are within the city’s grasp ahead,” he said.
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker promised to use the report as a guide, and her incoming Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel praised the approach.
“It’s aspirational but it’s what we should be as an organization, what we should be as an entity — working together to make the city a safe city.”