One person, a 26-year-old man, was stabbed in the neck on the 2100 block of South 70th Street in Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday, prompting a police response to the residential corridor. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
According to 6abc Philadelphia, officers were called to the block around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday after reports of a stabbing. Police found a 26-year-old man with a stab wound to the neck; he was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
Police Response and Tips
Anyone with information about the stabbing can contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
The 26-year-old man was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The hospital also runs the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, which places violence recovery specialists and mental health professionals at the bedside of violent crime victims to support recovery and help prevent another injury.
A Street With a Recent History of Violence
This is not the first time South 70th Street has drawn a heavy police response this year. On August 10, an off-duty Philadelphia police officer fired shots during an attempted carjacking near South 70th Street and Waxming Place, an incident Hoodline previously covered. The suspects escaped in a red Lexus.
Wednesday's stabbing also follows a non-fatal knife attack earlier in October, when Hoodline reported a mother was stabbed in the shoulders while shielding her daughter during a pub fight on Woodland Avenue in nearby Kingsessing. A separate stabbing in the 6300 block of Dicks Avenue left a man dead.
Philadelphia Crime Trends
Through July, violent crime in Philadelphia was down 8%. Aggravated assaults without a gun increased over a three-year comparison. A man was stabbed multiple times in North Philadelphia.
Research from the Pew Charitable Trusts found that between 2022 and 2024, violent crime in Philadelphia remained heavily concentrated in lower-income corridors, with 38% of all shootings and serious violent incidents occurring across just 12 neighborhoods in North, West, and Southwest Philadelphia.
No arrests had been announced, and the investigation remained active.
