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This map shows change in violent crime by neighborhood

Violent crime dropped in Philadelphia from 2012 to 2013, but not in every neighborhood, according to a Newsworks map built by civic hacker Casey Thomas.

Violent crime dropped in Philadelphia from 2012 to 2013, but not in every neighborhood, according to a Newsworks map built by civic hacker Casey Thomas.

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Police officials credit the overall drop in crime to data-driven policing, driven in part by crime analysis done by sworn cops.

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