Edited sentence: Amid the increasing violence many blame Krasner's policies for the uptick in crime.In 2020, under Krasner's regime the number of people killed in Philadelphia totaled 499.Philadelphia homicides in 2021 are already outpacing a violent 2020, with homicides up 55% over the same date in 2021.The only time more people were slain in the city was in 1990, when police reported 500 homicides as violence surged alongside an intensifying crack-cocaine epidemic.This is 40% higher than in 2019 and more than 2013 and 2014 combined