The much-criticized, historically racist policing tactic never actually went away, but in recent years officials had decried it and the city had moved away from its broad use. Community groups working ...

NEW YORK — In a manila envelope on the table in front of Marlene Steele are hundreds of letters from businesses, churches and foundations politely rejecting her request for help to fund a gun buy-back ...

Police officers talk to students during a recruiting event at Temple University. Robert Klemko/The Washington Post via Getty Images Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia ...

City Councilman Peter Vallone offered an interesting claim in yesterday’s tab. He said a stop-and-frisk bill being considered by the council could cost the city $1 billion a year. We think he might be ...

It's been nearly a year since a court ruling curtailed the New York Police Department's controversial practice known as stop-and-frisk, but NYPD Commissioner William Bratton says the city can be just ...

The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the street, undermining efforts to curb wrongful uses of the tactic than a judge declared ...