Philly gun arrests are on a record pace, but convictions drop under DA Krasner

Police are on pace to make 3,000 arrests this year for carrying a gun illegally, a record, but the people charged are less likely to be convicted.

Philadelphia Police Capt. Matthew Gillespie, of the 18th District, regularly posts photos on Twitter of guns that police have seized during arrests. Each of the firearms above was recovered in March 2021. — Philadelphia Police Capt. Matthew Gillespie, of the 18th District, regularly posts photos on Twitter of guns that police have seized during arrests. Each of the firearms above was recovered in March 2021.Read morePhiladelphia Police Department Tweets

by Chris Palmer, Dylan Purcell, Mike Newall, and Mensah M. Dean

Updated March 30, 2021, 5:29 p.m. ET

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Published March 30, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET

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