Gun Violence Prevention

The city allocated $13.5 million to gun violence prevention nonprofits in 2022, and now they’re evaluating its impact. The second round of the program is already underway.

A look at how the city has fared under its most recent top cops.

The art exhibit at City Hall featured the portraits of 55 homicide victims as a way to help grieving mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence.

A new mayor will need to partner with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw — or replace her — to tackle the city’s gun violence crisis.

The national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low. Philadelphia’s numbers are lower.

Philly’s newly elected mayor will need to address the gun violence crisis. Can strategies piloted in other cities serve as a guide?

Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis is primarily taking the lives of Black men, and both churches and mosques are dealing with the aftermath.

The Camden Board of Commissioners hosted lunch for local Moms Demand Action members, lawmakers, and law enforcement to discuss N.J.’s contributions to gun violence prevention.

Memphis has approved its own version of the Driving Equality Act, a Philly law that changes which vehicle offenses can be the primary reason for pulling a driver over.

“It’s gonna be 85 degrees,” said Katherine Gilmore-Richardson. “If we don’t have it together, you will get what you always have."

Poets, speakers, and civic leaders encouraged young people to get involved, including sending letters to area lawmakers.

Councilmember Curtis Jones, who introduced the measure, said he would settle for even temporary regulations to restrict guns in the city.

Nearly a year after Donae Cooper’s shooting death, her mother wants the case reopened.

In 2022 the FOP filed a lawsuit against a new city law designed to reduce traffic stops for certain vehicle violations. The Court of Common Pleas overruled their argument.

Philadelphia has seen fewer homicides than this time last year, but Krasner more can be done in order to stem the tide of violence.