Philadelphia's urban improvements correlate with reduced crime, suggesting environment plays a role in safety.

Violence prevention programs, particularly community-based interventions, can significantly reduce homicides and shootings in ...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

I’ve long believed that increasing the sentence for homicide can’t cut the murder rate because 90% of people who kill do so ...

This story is part of an ongoing series on youth justice. Part 1: An outlier in youth incarceration. Part 2: Reforms promised ...

While gun violence is down in Philadelphia, advocates say there are still too many children being caught in the crossfire.

Philadelphia marks Gun Violence Awareness Month, highlighting JWAT's role in reducing gun-related incidents, and emphasizing ...

Philadelphia is standing against gun violence on Tuesday with two events, one week after the fatal mass shooting on Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park. The shooting late on Memorial Day killed 21-year ...

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month and, in order to kick off the month, Philadelphia officials from the city's police force and other agencies gathered to honor the work that Philly-based gun ...

Bells rang across Philadelphia on Friday in honor of gun violence victims. The second annual Toll the Bell event is part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The citywide sound installation is ...

While gun violence is down in Philadelphia, advocates say there are still too many children being caught in the crossfire.

Community gun violence, even in large cities, is concentrated among relatively small groups of people who are often both victims and perpetrators, according to researchers. Violence reduction ...