Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Heat map shows concentrations of places where nearly 50 people were wounded or killed during an exceptional outbreak of gun violence in Philadelphia between Thursday and Sunday. [Office of the Controller]
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Philadelphia has 48 ZIP Codes. So far this year, residents in five ZIP Codes – mostly in North Philadelphia and Kensington – have suffered 44 percent of the city’s shooting victims.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia
Above: Community members are out at 15th and Susquehanna in North Philly, raising the alarm about gun violence after a recent shooting. [@SammyCaiola]
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Heat map displays concentrations of shooting victims recorded so far this year in Philadelphia.
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Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Four years ago this week, students in Philadelphia participated in National Student Walkout Day to protest against gun violence.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Philadelphia shooting victim hotspot map this year-to-date through March 7. [Philadelphia Office of the Controller]
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: New research indicates that Philadelphia neighborhoods with very high drug arrest activity also experienced the fastest uptick in shootings following the onset of the pandemic.
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Heat map shows concentrations of shooting victims reported to police in Philadelphia during the seven-day period ending Sunday. [Philadelphia Office of the Controller]
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Eli Capella photographed by Ronald Gray. From “Humanity behind the headlines: Black men on surviving in Philly.”
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
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