• The latest Citywide Major Crimes weekly report indicates that 51 people were shot during the seven-day period ending Sunday. The previous week’s shooting victim total was revised up from 37 to 61. The update brought the city’s year-to-date shooting victim total to 1,448, which represents a 44.9 percent increase vs. the same period last year. Read More
The number of people shot in Philadelphia fell to 37 for the seven-day period ending Sunday, according to the latest Citywide Major Crimes weekly report from the Philadelphia Police Department. Twice as many people were shot two weeks earlier. Read More
The latest data show 235 people shot in Philadelphia during the first 26 days of August, already making it the fourth consecutive record-breaking month in the city’s open data set looking back to January, 2015. An average of 107 people were shot in the city each month during the previous five years, 2015-1019. Read More
• The number of people shot in Philadelphia spiked to 72 for the seven-day period ending Sunday, the highest weekly total since police began sharing the count publicly in late April. The previous week’s total Read More
• Philadelphia Police data indicate that 55 people were shot in the city over the past week. The previous week’s total was updated to 56 shooting victims. The updates brought the year-to-date shooting victim total Read More
• Philadelphia Police data indicate that 48 people were shot in the city last week, up from 43 during the previous week. The update brought the year-to-date shooting victim total to 1,139 which represents a Read More
The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting will create a new Center for Gun Violence Reporting in Philadelphia that focuses on preventing shootings and saving lives by changing the narrative around this public health crisis. Read More
Philadelphia Police report that 42 people were shot in the city last week, down from 48 during the previous week. An average of 28 people were shot in Philadelphia each week during 2019. The weekly Read More
This data catalog was provided by the Expert Panel on Firearms Data Infrastructure. There’s a link to an appendix for descriptions, firearms-related variables, limitations, currency and other characteristics. Read More
Reporting on traumatic events such as gun violence can present special challenges and responsibilities related to the well-being of journalists, the people we engage with and the audiences and communities we serve. Please take advantage of these resources from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Read More
Philadelphia Police report that 48 people were shot in the city last week, down from 52 during the previous week. An average of 28 people were shot in Philadelphia each week during 2019. The weekly Read More
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