Violence

Hot Weather Thermometer

When the weather gets hot, tempers also tend to flare

Lawsuits claim dozens of children were abused at Pa. juvenile detention facilities

Pennsylvania Youth Detention

Children's Health

Young people in Philly's toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

Violence Health Effects

Violent crime in New Jersey decreased last year, keeping in line with a national trend

New Jersey Violent Crime Reduction

Documentary about Philly's gun violence crisis to premiere Friday

Philadelphia Gun Violence Documentary

City of Philadelphia sues three gun shops for illegally selling firearms

Gun Shop Lawsuit

What are ghost guns? Behind the alarming trend exacerbating Philly's gun violence problem

Children's Health

Teen girls are facing 'alarming' levels of violence, suicidal thoughts, CDC says

Mental health teen girls

Philadelphia City Council passes permanent 10 p.m. curfew for teens

Philly curfew teens

Reducing violent crime in cities also results in fewer heart disease deaths, Penn research suggests

Two men in custody in South Street mass shooting, officials say

South Street shooting victims

Frequency of mass shootings in Philadelphia increased after start of COVID-19 pandemic

Philly Mass Shootings Temple

Philly lawmakers to consider bolstering police department in effort to fight crime

Community Policing

Violence prevention hotline seeks to aid Philadelphia residents by providing community resources

Violence Prevention Hotline

Temple's public safety director resigns; university searches for answers to off-campus gun violence

Temple public safety director

Physical abuse can expedite when a woman enters menopause, study finds

Violence effects menopause

After TikTok threat, Philly public schools and suburban districts warn parents, increase security

tiktok school threat

City leaders 'wholly disappointed' in Mayor's actions on gun violence, demand comprehensive plan

City Hall Gun Violence Letters

Mother of teen attacked on SEPTA subway calls for improved transit safety

SEPTA City Council

New gun violence prevention hub in West Philly to address root causes, aid victims

Philadelphia Violence Resources

Philly getting federal help to reduce violent crime through Public Safety Partnership

Gun violence reduction

PHL to be the second U.S. airport to receive Afghan evacuees

PHL Afghan evacuees

Man on flight out of Philadelphia duct taped to seat after allegedly groping flight attendants

Unruly Passenger, Frontier Airlines

'Do more:' Philly leaders send Mayor Kenney a plan to address gun violence

Jamie Gauthier gun violence

Two people killed, 12 others wounded in shooting at South Jersey house party

South Jersey house party shooting

Protests erupt in West Philly after police fatally shoot Black man

Walter Wallace protest 10_28 was 3

Pennsylvania launches violence data dashboard to track statewide trends

Pennsylvania Violence Dashboard

Children's Health

Childhood trauma may lead to early puberty and changes in brain structure

Childhood abuse early aging

Woman charged with running over Philly police officer during protests

Philadelphia police officer run over

Evil Genius fires head brewer over anti-police Instagram post calling for violence

Evil genius beer company

President Trump: 'Philadelphia ... better toughen up' following weekend's chaos

Philadelphia George Floyd protests

When teens abuse parents, shame and secrecy make it hard to seek help

Teens abusing parents

'Mass shootings' are underreported in Philadelphia, Temple researchers say

Temple mass shootings

Deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history

So far in 2019, six mass shootings in Philadelphia

Life expectancy among Philly's black men lower than any racial demographic

Carroll - Pennsylvania Hospital Ambulance Emergency Department

School district chief defends officer's force against 15-year-old Hazleton student

Hazleton fight

Upper Merion School District closes Friday in light of threat made on Twitter

empty school room

Drexel conference focuses on how to keep EMTs safe from violence

Stock_Carroll - Ambulance at CHoP

Brain stimulation can reduce physical and sexual assaults – study

Roy_Hamilton_Penn_Medicine

Living with neighborhood violence may shape teens' brains

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A new grant program will add $1.5 million to programs reducing gun violence

This Delco town is second most dangerous in the U.S.

Stock_Carroll - Handgun with Bullets

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