City of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia is on track to record the lowest number of fatal overdoses in nearly a decade in 2025, according to preliminary state data.
State officials reported 747 overdose deaths in the city as of Dec. 23. The city last recorded fewer than1,000 deaths in 2016, when 907 people died of overdoses.
The dramatic decline mirrors national trends in overdose deaths, which peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since been steadily falling.
