‘City Of Brotherly Love’: Check Out Philadelphia PD’s New Guide For Surviving A Carjacking

As the City of Brotherly Love endures a historic crime wave, the Philadelphia Police Department published a new guide to help residents survive a carjacking.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw reported that there were 757 reported carjackings in Philadelphia last year — an increase of 34% over 2020. From those incidents, police arrested 150 individuals and cleared 93 investigations.

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The guide suggested that residents exercise caution in residential driveways, parking lots and garages, gas stations, and ATMs. Residents are also warned that criminals may deploy certain schemes to facilitate vehicle theft — such as ordering food and stealing the delivery driver’s vehicle.

If a resident finds himself the victim of a carjacking, Philadelphia Police suggest that he give up his car and leave the scene, avoid verbal and physical confrontation, make a mental note of the suspect, and “let the carjacker know” if there is a child in the car.

Last month, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was carjacked in broad daylight after touring FDR Park in South Philadelphia. She was approached by two armed men who took her car keys and personal belongings. She was not injured. – READ MORE