The People Paper's crime squad wraps up what proved to be a deadly year.
The special report comes complete with a map of murders across the city, in-depth looks at some of the year's more grizzly homicides and a window into the thinking of Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
Ronnie Polaneczky highlights some worthy causes that benefit Philadelphia children.
And the editorial board, after praising city leaders on Wednesday for an overall good 2012, points out what they could've done better.