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Philadelphia
The city awarded 31 community groups between $100,000 and $1 million each. Not all participants are reapplying.
How We Fix This
Chico Tillmon, the director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab's new leadership academy, discusses the challenges facing community-based organizations — and the tools they need to succeed.
Chicago
After Brandon Johnson announced key figures to shape the city’s public safety plan, voters want to make sure he follows through on campaign promises.
Ask The Trace
Recommended reading from the journalists of The Trace.
In response to punitive sentencing laws, the state created a pilot program that offers young people rehabilitation instead of jail. Now, an effort is underway to make it permanent.
The Trajectory
The first edition of The Trajectory, our latest newsletter, explores a new effort to improve data on nonfatal shootings.
We’ll dive into the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence problem.
Parker, who is likely to become the city’s first woman chief executive in November, pledged to crack down on crime and declare a state of emergency.
Community Violence
Between 2011 and 2021, the overall firearm death rate in rural counties was nearly 40 percent higher than in urban counterparts.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration promised community involvement, but the committee meant to hold it accountable stopped convening.
A 2019 Trace partnership with THE CITY and Measure of America found that shooting victims in the borough were more likely to die than anywhere else in the city.
Bulletin
Curfews have been a common response to crime among young people since the 1990s, but research shows they don’t work. Teenagers, and advocates, say there are other options to reduce violence.
Public safety was the most important issue in this year’s mayoral race between Brandon Johnson and his tough-on-crime opponent, Paul Vallas.
Social media beefs and long-standing social ills are driving gun violence among young people at a record pace.
Los votantes latinos están divididos en cuanto a quién será su próximo alcalde. Pero coinciden en que necesitará tener un plan para reducir la violencia.
