Community
40,000 vacant lots: How Philadelphia’s lack of greenspace worsens gun violence
Parks and tree cover offer health benefits and reduce crime incidents, but access to greenspace is vastly unequal across the city.
News
Domestic violence service providers struggle while reaching capacity
Anti-violence organizations struggle to continue providing services to violence survivors amid a lack of government support.
Community
Community programs combat gun violence by counseling city’s youth
Gun violence in Philadelphia has gone up in the last five years, making programs to help children and teens cope with violence essential.
News
Explore the Data: The Temple News tracks shootings in North Philadelphia
For the past year, The Temple News collected and analyzed gun violence data in North Philadelphia near Main and Health Sciences campuses. Gun violence has a deep and long-lasting effect on the people and communities it impacts. To explore and understand how much gun violence Temple and its surrounding community, we collected data on gun-related […]