Crime

Shot on the Job
Two City workers were shot and killed on the job last year, while several others were threatened. The Trace looks at how the City of Philadelphia is responding
By Mensah M. Dean
A New Gun Violence Narrative
A study by a Temple trauma surgeon looks at the damaging effects of daily crime reporting on victims of gun violence. A bigger question remains: Would changing the news decrease shootings?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizens of the Week: Mazzie Casher and Steven Pickens
The former high school friends launched Philly Truce, an app, event series and neighborhood watch to interrupt gun violence — because everyone has to work for peace in the city
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Listen: Ali Velshi on the Culture of Corruption in Congress
The MSNBC host asks: Why are Republicans trying to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics?
By Ali Velshi
Stop the Public Education Blame Game
A longtime university president responds to a recent Citizen column by urging us to work for constructive solutions that support public education for all students
By Elaine Maimon
Kensington’s Trauma Porn Problem
YouTubers roaming Kensington to record human suffering there have built a cottage industry of crass global gawkers. What can Philly do about it?
By Nick Russo
The Gun Violence Plan Philly Finally Needs?
The new Civic Coalition to Save Lives plan to combat gun violence is a type of problem-solving collaboration we’ve not seen before. Can it work? And can it model a new way to enact solutions?
By Larry Platt
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2022: How to Solve A Murder Epidemic
Chester has reduced gun violence by 60 percent in the last two years. We’ll learn how they did it at our 5th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival on December 15
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy