Crime

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.

Counties across the state will decide how to use the money from opioid producers. Researchers at Penn State, Temple and Pitt created a database so the rest of us can see how they’re doing

Two city programs are already reducing crime among teenagers. A Temple criminal justice professor says it’s time to scale 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

A new master’s program will train members of the Philadelphia Police Department to become better managers and to innovate department-wide problem solving

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

A local resident, and her neighbors, have had it with the constant, torturous ice cream truck jingle, not to mention the lack of food safety licenses. Is there anything they can do?

As youth gun violence continues to rise, several local organizations are teaching young people the skills to stop, think, and choose differently