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Philadelphia
Shootings at gas stations are rising across the city. As police search for answers, the families of victims are grieving — and filing lawsuits.
Community Violence
Advance Peace was supposed to launch in New York City in July 2021 — but after months of miscommunication and poor planning, the program has quietly been scrapped.
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Few police are ever prosecuted for on-duty killings. In Philly, Krasner charged three officers; one has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
Chicago
In communities reeling from gun violence, Black women are doing caregiving work that is often unpaid, undervalued, and hidden from public view.
As the city grapples with unrelenting shootings, a record number of city council members have resigned to seek the city's top job.
An injection of at least $300 million for community groups is part of the Biden administration's larger strategy for reducing gun violence. But for smaller groups, actually getting that funding can be a challenge.
What is the conversation about gun violence in your city missing?
We asked them to answer residents’ questions about the crisis that has taken more than 320 lives this year.
Les preguntamos a los residentes qué quieren que hagan sus funcionarios electos para mejorar la seguridad pública, varios nos dijeron que los candidatos necesitan trabajar para generar confianza en sus comunidades.
Commentary
Historically, juveniles are responsible for a small portion of shootings and homicides. That remains the case today, even as regressive rhetoric resurfaces in America’s most hallowed institutions.
After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.
Residents tell us what they want city leaders to do to make them safer — but say earning their trust will be an uphill battle.
New York City’s most populous borough is using police and incarceration as a last resort — and seeing shootings decrease.
As city leaders double down on policing amid a spike in shootings, a new idea is gaining hold among experts: could less policing actually reduce gun violence?
