Crime

Gun violence has plummeted over the last few years in Philly. But could we eliminate it all together? A Boston-based organization thinks we can

After clashing with Philadelphia police, the group has shifted its patrols south, winning over some residents but dividing city officials

A “blue wave” in November could set Pennsylvania up for gun policy reform for the first time in decades.

An ISIS mass casualty attack was stopped in PA this past week, which, a local former congressman says, opens debate over frontier AI technology being used by law enforcement

Healthcare workers in the U.S. are five times more likely to experience violence on the job. The head of Penn Medicine and a local U.S. Representative want to change that

An environmental researcher on why we must consider a dual challenge facing Philadelphians in need if we want to fix the addiction crisis

For more than a decade, Penn researchers have found that greener neighborhoods are less violent. Now, Pew is helping PHS double down on this confirmed hypothesis

SCI Phoenix and other state prisons have become costly nursing homes, hospitals and care facilities for elderly inmates. A state bill offering a chance at release could benefit all of us

Could proactive community involvement have prevented the horrors at Chew Avenue and Ada Lewis Middletown School? A state lawmaker believes so

If food insecurity directly impacts neighborhood violence, why isn’t fighting hunger part of a comprehensive antiviolence strategy?