Figure 1. Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Map showing the Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Camden County in New Jersey are HIDTA counties.
Philadelphia is a major city with a population over 250,000.
Trenton, Camden, and Vineland in New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and Levittown, Pennsylvania are major cities with populations between 50,000 and 249,999.
New Brunswick, North Brunswick, East Brunswick, Ewing, Mercerville, Pennsauken, and Millville in New Jersey; Newark, Delaware; and Norristown, Radnor, Drexel Hill, and Chester in Pennsylvania are cities with populations between 25,000 and 49,999.
Philadelphia International is an international airport.
Portions of I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike), I-276, the Atlantic City Expressway, the Garden State Parkway are toll roads, and two bridges crossing the Delaware River.
The interstates are I-76, I-95, I-195, I-276, I-295, I-476, and I-495.
Route 55 is a state highway.
Lebanon and Wharton are state forests in New Jersey.
Note: Populations are from the 2000 Census.
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Figure 2. Number of Homicides in Philadelphia, 1998-2008.
Chart showing the number of homicides in Philadelphia from 1998 to 2008.
In 1998, the number of homicides was 338.
In 1999, the number of homicides was 292.
In 2000, the number of homicides was 319.
In 2001, the number of homicides was 309.
In 2002, the number of homicides was 288.
In 2003, the number of homicides was 348.
In 2004, the number of homicides was 330.
In 2005, the number of homicides was 377.
In 2006, the number of homicides was 406.
In 2007, the number of homicides was 392.
In 2008, the number of homicides was 332.
Source: Philadelphia Police Department.
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