The FBI announced this week that their analysis shows a 15% drop in violent crime in the first quarter of this year. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the nationwide trend ‘historic’, and Philadelphia has seen a big reduction in shootings and homicides. But as KYWs Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, it comes just before the summer months.

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<p>The FBI announced this week that their analysis shows a 15% drop in violent crime in the first quarter of this year. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the nationwide trend ‘historic’, and Philadelphia has seen a big reduction in shootings and homicides. But as KYWs Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, it comes just before the summer months.</p>
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