State of conflict
• Several newsrooms shared a letter from Mayor Jim Kenney refusing to declare a state of emergency for gun violence in Philadelphia. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier led the response. Some are now calling the mayor a coward. [NBC Philadelphia/Medium/The Philadelphia Inquirer]
By the numbers
• This week’s Philadelphia Police citywide major crimes report shows 44 people shot in the city during the seven-day period ending Sunday. But the city’s official data set — also maintained by police — shows 75 shooting victims during the same period. [Google Drive/Open Data Philly]
• On Monday alone: 16 people were shot in Philadelphia, including three triple shootings. Another 42 shooting victims were recorded over the weekend. [data.phila.gov via @PCGVR/data.phila.gov via @PCGVR]
• Three people or more have been shot in each of 15 separate incidents this month in Philadelphia. [Gun Violence Archive]
• The city’s Shooting Victims data set counts people shot in Philadelphia since January 1, 2015 and this week surpassed 2,000 fatalities. The list recently surpassed 10,000 total shooting victims. [PCGVR/@pcgvr]
• Philadelphia reached 300 homicides earlier than ever this year. Police had counted 309 people killed by late last night, a 34 percent increase compared with last year. [@PhillyHomicides/PhillyPolice.com]
• Fatal shootings are up over last year’s already high rate in many U.S. cities, but none more so than in Philadelphia. [America Violence.org]
Coming up next
• The next virtual briefing on gun violence in Philadelphia will take place today at 1 p.m. Listen live on WURD Radio 900 AM / 96.1 FM or watch live online. [Facebook]
In the community
• One of our Credible Messenger Reporting Project teams held their first in-person screening and community conversation. [CBS3]
• Mothers in Charge members had some questions for Police Commissioner Outlaw last week. [6ABC]
• Gun violence prevention Bilal Qayyum lead another buyback and 105 more guns were turned in. [@BilalQayyumq]
• There’s a “Please Put The Guns Down Clean Comedy Show” scheduled for August 1 at The Met. [Eventbrite]
• Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will join a prayer walk Thursday in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. [@PPDChapFrank]
• Philadelphia has a new Stop the Violence Football League. [Facebook]
Support
• Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner amounted a third round of violence prevention grants to community-based groups, now totaling $242,000 since May. [Medium]
Opinion
• “Instead of shying away from the homicide conversation, I’d love to see the left take ownership of it.” [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
Widening the lens
• Last week, PCGVR Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard moderated an esteemed panel discussing gun violence, public health and the media as part of the “Enough is Enough” teach-in series from Community College of Philadelphia. [PCGVR]
Data
• “There are no signs that the 2020 rise of gun violence is reversing in 2021.” [@patrick_sharkey]
Research
• Having more people locked up for gun crimes in Cook County (IL) has not resulted in less violence. [CBS Chicago]
Conversation
• Temple Criminal Justice Prof. Caterina Roman says “You Can Reduce Violence But Harm People.” [HFG.org]
This is your country on guns
An eight-year-old girl in Washington felt “kind of prepared” for the gunfire at the Nationals game Saturday night. [@JessArnoldTV]
Solution of the Week
• Guns should be stored locked and unloaded and ammunition should be stored in a different locked location. [Center for American Progress]
Reporting tips
• There’s a new guide on how to report on victims compensation in your state. [The Trace]
New channel
• You can now subscribe to get this weekly Gun Violence and Prevention Report delivered to you via email every Wednesday. [Revue]
Replicate this
• Partners in four cities are now working on the possible expansion of the Credible Messenger Reporting Project. [PCGVR]