Tracking gun violence in Philadelphia: October 27, 2020
Philadelphia recorded the 400th homicide of 2020 yesterday, after recently surpassing the 12-month total of 391 people killed during all 365 days of 2007. Read More
Philadelphia recorded the 400th homicide of 2020 yesterday, after recently surpassing the 12-month total of 391 people killed during all 365 days of 2007. Read More
Soon, we can expect that the number of people killed so far this year in Philadelphia to surpass the 391 total homicides recorded during all 365 days of 2007, as well as every year since. This year’s homicide rate is presently running 20 percent ahead of the pace set in 2007. Read More
Dr. Jessica Beard and Jim MacMillan of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting were among authors of a study published in the journal Preventive Medicine titled “Making the news: Victim characteristics associated with media reporting on firearm injury.” In summary: Researchers and the public turn to the media for information on firearm violence. Half of all shooting victims were not reported in the news. Deaths, multiple shootings, women, and children were more often covered by the media. Comprehensive data on firearm injury is essential. Read More
Latest Philadelphia data • Weekend violence drove Philadelphia’s year-to-date homicide victim total to 372, running 39 percent ahead of last year’s pace and 91 percent ahead of the pace recorded in 2013. [Philadelphia Police] • Read More
Last month: 228 people were shot in Philadelphia; down from 275 in August but still 87 percent ahead of the average of 122 shooting victims recorded in the city during the previous five Septembers. Read More
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