District Attorney Larry Krasner lent his support to a lawsuit aiming to reverse $500 million in cuts to federal public safety programs, accusing the president of wanting more urban violence and crime.

Violence prevention programs, particularly community-based interventions, can significantly reduce homicides and shootings in ...

This story is part of an ongoing series on youth justice. Part 1: An outlier in youth incarceration. Part 2: Reforms promised ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined elected leaders and residents Tuesday evening for a prayer vigil on the site where two people ...

He's the senior pastor of Bible Way Baptist Church and president of the BrothaHood Foundation, a basketball mentoring organization that goes to Philadelphia ... a result of gun violence in our ...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

A cultural legacy of 50 years returns to South Philadelphia this summer: the ODUNDE Festival, the largest African American ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — June 1 marks the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, and community activists are using the time to talk about solutions. As a symbol of solidarity, the Frederick Douglass ...

"When the summertime comes, all kinds of things happen, like crime and especially deaths. We want to prevent that from happening, and this event is going to do just that," said Chester City ...

There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.

Now, this summer, officials are expanding the plan to curb teenage violence and give Cincinnati’s youth more things to do. Cincinnati’s assistant police chief Matt Hammer said data shows a 30 ...