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Philadelphia's New Mayor Declares Public Safety Emergency: A Bold Vision For A Safer City

Written By BlabberBuzz | Thursday, 04 January 2024 14:30

In her first hours as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, Cherelle Parker took decisive action against the city's crime and drug issues by signing a series of executive orders and declaring a Public Safety Emergency.

Parker acknowledged the city's need for increased law enforcement, but emphasized that a "community-centered model" was the optimal approach to public safety.

The mayor's 100-Day Action Plan, unveiled on Tuesday, detailed how the emergency declaration would "expeditiously get every available resource into neighborhoods struggling with the scourges of crime, gun violence, drugs, and addiction."

The plan highlighted the city's recent surge in violent crime, along with a rise in property and quality-of-life crimes. "An underlying problem is a serious shortage of police officers, made worse by inefficiencies in recruiting and onboarding. The city grapples with a feeling of insecurity in too many neighborhoods," the plan stated.

Parker pledged to "cultivate a community-centered model of public safety, where trust between law enforcement and residents is paramount." She added, "we will restore a sense of lawfulness to the city—supporting those in need while prosecuting those who commit violence."

Under the executive order, the Police Commissioner, in collaboration with intergovernmental partners and other city departments, will develop a strategy to permanently close open-air drug markets, including in Kensington. The strategy will also address "quality-of-life crimes, such as car theft, shoplifting, and illegal ATV use."

The Managing Director will also "explore all options and funding sources for providing long-term housing, care, and treatment for our most vulnerable residents, including the unhoused and those suffering from addiction and mental health challenges."

During her inauguration address, Parker passionately defended her aggressive approach to tackling the city's drug problem. "If somebody tells you 'We think she lacks compassion because she wants to be too aggressive in cleaning up the open-air drug market,' you tell them to think about whether or not they would want their mother, father, sister, brother, loved one on the streets openly using intravenous drugs," she said.

Referring to the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, she added, "If we don't get our own house in order before company comes, and if we don't address public safety, we won't be ready to receive anybody in 2026." She concluded, "I want the world to know that I am fully committed to ending this sense of lawlessness and bringing order back to our city, and a sense of lawfulness."

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