Feature Crime in the City of Brotherly Love At its founding, Pennsylvania had one of the most tolerant criminal law systems in the world, but by the middle of the 18th century its capital Philadelphia was a ‘hell of the officials and preachers’. Daniel Johnson | Published in History Today Volume 72 Issue 1 January 2022 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. USACrime Related Articles Lynching the British How Broken Windows Broke Policing Popular articles Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?