PRESS RELEASE: More Homicides In Delco In 2022 Than All Other Collar Counties Combined

Delaware County, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

“In 2022 – the last full year for which there is data – there were more homicides in Delaware County than in Chester County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County combined. According to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), there were 45 murders and non-negligent manslaughter cases in Delaware County in 2022, versus 44 combined for all the other counties.

Public safety in our county has collapsed since DA Jack Stollsteimer took office in 2020. Everyday we see headlines about crimes that shock our communities and consciences, from thefts and robberies to carjackings and homicides.

DA Stollsteimer has shown that his priorities are political and ideological – not pragmatic and results-focused. Since 2020, the county justice system he runs has gone from supporting law enforcement, denouncing crime, and advocating punishment for offenders, to one that supports criminals, allows them out on low or no bail, and reduces the prison population by one third.

Is it any surprise violent crime is skyrocketing?

Mark my words – if change does not come soon, Delco will be a shell of what we have always known it to be – a safe place to own a home, raise your family, and thrive in a community. On November 7th, we must vote like our lives and the lives of those we love depend on it. They do.

Vote for your neighbor who had their house broken into. Vote for your coworker who had their car stolen. Vote for the coffee shop you visit every morning that was robbed. Vote for the teenager in Upper Darby who was murdered earlier this year, whose killer still remains at large.

A vote for all of them is a vote for the leadership and accountability I will bring to the Delaware County DA’s office on my very first day in office. The time for change is now.”

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