Philadelphia Mayor Parker introduces new five-year plan to make Philly safer

Mayor Parker talks 5-year plan to make Philly safer

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and her administration unveiled a new five-year plan to make Philly safer. Here's what we know.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and her administration are unveiling a new five-year strategic plan to make Philadelphia safer.

What we know:

The plan builds off of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel’s 100-Day report that focuses on ways to prevent gun violence, especially among the youth.

"On our current pace, Philadelphia, we should see the lowest number of homicides and shootings in Philadelphia in over 50 years," said Mayor Parker at the start of the press conference about the initiative.

While the five-year plan is not complete, the official site will include community policing initiat