Philly PD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw To Resign Amidst Ongoing Crime Wave

In what’ll doubtless come as a welcome reduction to the town of Philadelphia, its police commissioner Danielle Outlaw – who has overseen years of surging crime, property destruction and violent assaults within the Northeast metropolis – has had sufficient and is stepping down.

She’s leaving her position in Philadelphia for “a new job with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey”, according to Fox News. 

After overseeing a large crime wave in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney praised her work within the metropolis, focusing not on the deserves of her work (of which there are few), however her “reform” of “racism and gender discrimination”, stating: “Commissioner Outlaw has worked relentlessly for three and a half years during an unprecedented era in our city and a number of crisis situations, and she deserves praise for her commitment to bring long-overdue reform to the Department after years of racism and gender discrimination prior to her appointment.” 

And why not give attention to the deserves of her work? Fox News broke it down:

Crime knowledge from the Philadelphia Police Department reveals there was a 21% drop in homicides this yr so far in comparison with the identical day in 2021, when the town recorded 562 homicides all year long. 

But previous to Outlaw main the division, the information reveals Philadelphia yearly recorded between 246 to 391 homicides every year between 2007 and 2019.

In 2020, when she took over, there have been 499 homicides, adopted by 562 in 2021 and 516 in 2022.

Her final day might be September 22, and she is going to then grow to be Deputy Chief Security Officer on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Outlaw, previously the police chief of Portland throughout a time of “mass political protests”, was appointed to steer Philadelphia’s police at simply 43 years previous by Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney. “While I’m new to Philadelphia, I’m not new to the challenges of big-city, twenty first century policing,” she said upon her appointment. 

“I am appointing Danielle Outlaw because I am convinced she has the conviction, courage, and compassion needed to bring long-overdue reform to the Department,” Kenney had said at the time. 

He continued: “With our support, she will tackle a host of difficult issues, from racism and gender discrimination, to horrid instances of sexual assault on fellow officers. These are issues that too often negatively impact women — especially women of color — within the Department. Commissioner Outlaw will implement reforms with urgency, so that racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination are not tolerated.”

It doesn’t seem like any public officials are actually interested in their jobs in Philadelphia – perhaps, rather, just collecting their pensions. Recall in 2022 we wrote when Mayor Kenney said he was “trying ahead to the time he’ll not lead the town”.

When being interviewed by Fox 29’s Chris O’Connell, Kenney let it slip that he’s looking forward to no longer being mayor: “Everything we’ve got within the metropolis, during the last seven years, I fear about. I do not benefit from the Fourth of July, I do not benefit from the Democratic National Convention, I did not benefit from the NFL Draft. I’m ready for one thing unhealthy to occur on a regular basis. I’ll be pleased when I’m not right here – when I’m not mayor and I can take pleasure in some stuff.” 

Two peas in a productiveness pod…