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1/.. You can view our complete weekly Philadelphia gun violence tracker each Tuesday morning on our web site. Here is today's: https://www.pcgvr.org/2020/11/17/tracking-gun-violence-in-philadelphia-november-17-2020/ https://twitter.com/pcgvr/status/1328698179320070147
2/.. As of midnight Sunday, police had recorded 430 homicides this year in Philadelphia, twice as many as had been recorded on the same date in 2013. https://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats/index.html
3/.. During one 24-hour period last week in Philadelphia, a pregnant woman was shot... https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/gunman-shoots-pregnant-woman-in-the-stomach-in-kensington/2592861/
4/.. a four-year-old girl was shot and.. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/12/4-year-old-shot-man-killed-north-philadelphia-double-shooting-police/
5/.. and police killed a man they say fired at officers: https://6abc.com/philadelphia-pa-philly-shooting-officer-involved-kensington/7901514/
6/.. Three more young teens were shot Friday afternoon in Gray’s Ferry... https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/3-teens-shot-in-grays-ferry/2597389/
7/.. and a 13-year-old boy was shot Sunday in Kensington. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/15/13-year-old-boy-shot-in-kensington-police-say/
8/.. A Philadelphia ER doc says: “This is insanity and needs to stop!” https://twitter.com/ResusOne/status/1327386567044980738
9/.. New York City has suffered hundreds fewer shooting incidents than Philadelphia this year even though they have five times our population. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Shooting-Incident-Data-Year-To-Date-/5ucz-vwe8
10/ Only Chicago, which exceeds Philly’s population by about 1 million people, has experienced more deadly gun violence, with 684 homicides. https://whyy.org/articles/with-more-than-427-homicides-in-philly-and-little-change-in-harrisburg-gun-violence-prevention-activists-look-to-biden/
11/.. The Denver Police Department’s new Firearm Assault Team has solved 56 of its first 86 nonfatal cases, giving the team a 65% clearance rate. https://www.timescall.com/2020/11/13/nonfatal-shootings-denver/
12/.. Only 16% of the Philadlephia’s 1,300 non-fatal shootings this year have been cleared, according to an NBC10 report last week. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/as-gun-violence-surges-in-philly-police-and-da-are-losing-the-arrest-battle/2593744/
13/.. The Trace reported on Philadelphia’s fight against the state ban on local gun laws. https://www.thetrace.org/2020/11/pennsylvania-philly-shootings-stolen-gun-law-preemption/
14/.. Research: Trauma hospitalizations fell in Philly during the first COVID-19 lockdown, but gun violence went up. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201109105915.htm
15/.. The Tasker Street Missionary Baptist Church in South Philadelphia held its second annual Gun Buyback Program on Saturday. https://6abc.com/community-events/guns-can-be-exchanged-for-up-to-$200-at-south-philly-church-event/7950305/
16/.. They took 63 guns off the street according to a local violence prevention activist. https://twitter.com/BilalQayyumq/status/1327761002369310726
17/.. Solution of the week: Wrapping social and emotional services around victims of violence can keep them from being victims again. http://www.thetrace.org/2020/11/baltimore-maryland-social-worker-trauma-care-intervention/
18/.. Violence prevention advocate Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight of @PhillyMIC has been recognized with Philadelphia Tribune Magazine’s 2020 Most Influential Leader Award. https://www.mothersincharge.org/2020/11/11/dr-dorothy-johnson-speight-honored-by-philadelphia-tribune-magazine/
19/.. The deadline has been extended for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice/Harry Frank Guggenheim Awards. https://thecrimereport.org/prizesawards/
20/.. Nonprofit Quarterly checked in on the Center for Gun Violence Reporting. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/can-community-journalists-disrupt-gun-violence-in-philadelphia/
21/.. Drive people to action: CeaseFirePA is hiring a Communications Manager. https://www.ceasefirepa.org/general-interest/ceasefirepa-is-hiring-a-communications-manager/
22/.. The Philly Gun Violence Resource List was compiled by WHYY’s Billy Penn and has been released for public use by other media organizations or anyone else. https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQXpaGjo_8_QIrFAZLQcd1AfRQVrmU9QKOOzFPuEuSmOI8BhdZzwAFlypG_cnqjENnyID96mstk4cT3/pub
23/.. Safe gun storage prevents unintentional shootings and people in Philadelphia are invited to get a free gun lock. https://www.templesafetynet.org/request-a-gun-lock
24/24: Report for us! We are now seeking applicants to join the Credible Messenger Reporting Project and tell the story of gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia from the community perspective. http://PCGVR.org
