Since March, we have provided support and a public space for those who wanted to share messages to loved ones lost to COVID-19. After witnessing just how meaningful this feels to those who are grieving, we are relaunching With Love to feature the messages of those grieving a friend or family member killed by gun violence. | From: With Love Philly (Read more.)
Trauma is a big contributing factor to Philly’s gun violence crisis among youth who feel they have nothing to lose. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Driven largely by skyrocketing rates of gun violence, the number of killings this year will be the highest since at least 1960, which is as far back as the Police Department said it kept statistics on homicides. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia is about to smash its all-time homicide record of 500, set in 1990. In fact, we will likely get a new record before December even starts. This year, we are on pace for over 550 homicides, and more than 2,300 shooting victims (based on Philadelphia Police Department data as of Nov. 22). | From: WHYY (Read more.)
It wasn’t until the next day that the City’s Department of Public Health posted information online about health risks from the fire. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Just a few months into the school year, there have already been at least four shootings near Philadelphia school buildings, as the city grapples with historically high rates of gun violence. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia’s waitlist for counseling services has grown sevenfold over the past year, as the city has experienced historic levels of shootings and homicides. So when the organization was deciding what to do with its West Philadelphia office, shuttered since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it decided to invite other groups into the space. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
A look at social media platforms like Instagram reveals what many who are working to stem the tide of gun violence say; that much of the gun violence seen in Philadelphia is the result of arguments and disagreements. This circumstance can result in detectives determining that a victim contributed to his, her or their own death. | From: Love Now Media (Read more.)
From shattered windows that greet people as they make their way to work to holes discovered in bumpers as they’re heading home, car owners across the city are being hit with a new expense. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Multiple studies find that environmental fixes to low-income neighborhoods reduce gun violence dramatically. WURD’s midday host combines five of them into one bold plan. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
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