Voice: Mensah M. Dean

As officials create a new public safety plan, Philadelphians offer City officials their ideas on how to continue fighting gun violence

A series of shootings prompted York officials to ban ghost guns and machine gun converters like their colleagues in the eastern part of the state. But the laws may not stick

A Trace analysis of 10 years of neighborhood-level shooting data found that gun violence is lower almost everywhere than it was in 2015 — but Philadelphians are still reeling from more than 16,000 shootings.

A new City law — believed to be the first in the nation — requires gun shops to post signs discouraging Philadelphians from buying guns for those not allowed to own them

Research shows curfews do little to reduce crime, but the city's curfew centers have become a vital hub for young people

Women in Philadelphia commit less than 10 percent of the city’s shootings — but make up nearly a quarter of people arrested for straw purchasing

After months of declining gun violence, 57 people have been shot this July. Residents fear what this means moving forward

Warm weather often brings a spike in shootings. Officials are hoping to mitigate it through teen programming and increased patrols

Despite helping to slow bloodshed, several local gun violence prevention community groups are losing federal funding

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.