Police report that 49 people were shot in Philadelphia during the seven-day period ending Sunday; the highest weekly total since November and up from 38 people shot during the previous week. This final installment of their 52-week report counts 2,222 shooting victims since December 30 of last year, amounting to an average of one person shot every four hours of every day since. Read More
Complications from the COVID-19 pandemic haven’t been helping and the epidemic of gun violence continues to expand at unprecedented rates but the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting has continued making steady progress during our first six months. Read More
Philadelphia’s weekly shooting victim total climbed back up to 38 for the week ending Sunday. The latest police update reports 2,173 shooting victims over the past 51 weeks; up 53.6 percent vs. the same period during 2019. Read More
Latest Philadelphia data • Police reported 31 shooting victims in Philadelphia during the week ending Sunday, representing the lowest weekly total since mid-June. The year-to-date total of 2,135 shooting victims is running 53 percent ahead Read More
Latest Philadelphia data • Police reported 464 homicides in Philadelphia through Monday night, up 39 percent from the same period last year and more than double the pace recorded in 2013. [PhillyPolice.com] New research • Read More
Latest Philadelphia data • Police report 70 people shot in Philadelphia during the week ending Sunday, the second-highest weekly total recorded since the category was added to their public reports in late April. On average, Read More
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