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Philadelphia
Although she’s provided few details since her campaign, the new mayor’s handling of a fatal shooting by a police officer left some community members anticipating that she could revive the controversial tactic.
Cherelle Parker, the first woman to lead the city, campaigned on stop-and-frisk policing. Her constituents have strong views on how she should implement it — if at all.
Michael Ta’Bon, an ex-offender turned crime fighter, is in his 13th year of bringing interactive exhibits, “sidewalk therapy,” and a message on healing to neighborhoods affected by the city’s gun violence crisis.
The initiative is open to those with no prior convictions and whose only crime was having an unlicensed gun. It aims to work around a state law that treats Philadelphians more harshly than other Pennsylvanians.
Concern about homicides is also contributing to the rise of private security. But there are questions about limited training and regulation.
Cherelle Parker’s 100-day plan was released one day after a shooting in the city’s Muslim community.
Recent shootings claimed the lives of a bus driver and a school staffer, part of a crisis that led new mayor Cherelle Parker to declare a public safety emergency.
When I started at The Trace, I shared a painful family memory about cleaning up after a violent crime. Now, an emerging program aims to relieve residents of the need to wipe away the hazardous debris.
Cherelle Parker and David Oh have agreed to one debate, but community leaders worry they won't get details on the candidates' plans to address gun violence.
Philly’s strategy for solving violent crime relies on the public’s trust. The police killing of Eddie Irizarry, 27, threatens to strain that trust even more.
I’ve been using SEPTA since I was in middle school. I’m shaken by the recent violence — and other community members are, too.
Reporter Afea Tucker discusses a year of local community engagement, culminating in an anti-violence event focused on music.
For the first time in three years, the city is poised to end 2023 with fewer than 500 fatalities — but the gunshots, sirens, and recurring cycles of mourning persist.
City officials argue that to keep killings on the decline, the Republican-led state Senate needs to pass stronger gun laws.
Parents say that no one has been arrested for the murders of their children, even after they've passed along tips to the police. Now they're skeptical of a new campaign to locate homicide fugitives.
