Philadelphia's crime rates have risen and Anti-Violence Partnership has a mission to reduce the cycle of violence. [aldianews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 7/29/2012:00 PM

By Maritza Zuluaga, Al Dia, July 27, 2020

In the last year, murders in Philadelphia have had a significant spike, almost 23% from the year before.

On July 22, President Donald Trump addressed the crime rate in Philadelphia, and went so far as to threaten to send federal agents to combat the surge in violence. To date, there have been 232 homicides in Philadelphia.

On July 6,, 23 people were shot throughout the city, this being the most in a single day since 2013. Of them, six victims died, including a six-year-old boy believed to be shot by accident by a five-year-old boy. Though, that was not the worst. Over the weekend of July 4, 35 more people were shot between Friday morning and Sunday night.

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