In 2008 there were 351,353 crimes reported in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, including 707 murders.
In 2014 there were 287,180 crimes reported, including 614 murders.
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Policing
In 2008, Pennsylvania had 1,117 State and local law enforcement agencies.[ Of the total staff, 27,413 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).][
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Police ratio
In 2008, Pennsylvania had 218 police officers per 100,000 residents.[
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Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is applied in Pennsylvania.
See also
* Law of Pennsylvania
The law of Pennsylvania consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory and case law. The '' Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes'' form the general statutory law.
Sources
The Constitution of Pennsylvania is the fore ...
* Philadelphia crime family
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Philadelphia Mafia, the Philly Mob or Philly Mafia, the Philadelphia-South Jersey Mafia, or Bruno-Scarfo family is an Italian-American Mafia family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed and ...
* Bufalino crime family
* Pittsburgh crime family
The Pittsburgh crime family,CapeciChapter 5 "Mafia Families Poison the Northeast"/ref> also known as the LaRocca crime family''Organized Crime in Pennsylvania: Traditional and Non-Traditional''. Pennsylvania Crime Concession. April 15, 1988 or P ...
* Schuylkill notes
References
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