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Crime and incarceration rates are falling in Pa.

January 22, 2020

Crime rates have dropped in Pennsylvania by 45% over the past 20 years. At the same time, Pennsylvania’s prison population fell by almost 1,500 last year — the biggest one-year decline ever. Those numbers come from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform over much of the … Continue reading "Crime and incarceration rates are falling in Pa."