Topic: The Trace

A new Philadelphia program — modeled on an already-successful version for adults — helps young people put down the guns

Is this City-funded program — which also helps participants build job skills and rethink decisions — responsible for Philadelphia’s declining homicide rate?

How community organizers in Philly plan to keep gun violence down in 2026

Research has found that fixing up abandoned homes can make a city safer. The H.O.M.E Plan calls for building and rehabbing 30,000 homes in four years

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

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

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

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