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Carjacking continues to plague Philadelphia. Here’s how young carjackers say they get away with it.

Through May 25 this year, 546 carjackings were reported in Philadelphia — more than in all of 2020. If this pace continues, the city will approach 1,400 carjackings, a 500% increase over 2019.

A mother and two children were carjacked at Broad and Erie in February 2021.
A mother and two children were carjacked at Broad and Erie in February 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer