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It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia.Violent crime has fallen sharply -- like it has in many other cities.And Philadelphia police are now solving homicides at the highest rate since 1984.There's a connection there -- but there's also plenty more to the story.Philadelphia Inquirer crime reporter Ellie Rushing shows what her team has found.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org.Email us at [email protected] episode was produced by Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon. It features additional reporting by Martin Kaste and WHYY’s Aaron Moselle. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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