Earlier this month, Philadelphia surpassed 400 murders within the city, with 322 lives being lost to gun violence. It’s on track to be the deadliest year since 2007.

News of the killing of West Philadelphia resident Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police Monday night continues to draw attention to gun violence in the city, as his death was the latest in a disturbing number of Black lives claimed by law enforcement.

Many news outlets reported these statistics, and on Wallace’s death, as the city tracks about 40% higher than last year at this time. And tech solutions like the Office of the Controller’s mapping tool and the Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting’s Philadelphia Shooting Victims Dashboard both offer data visualization to see trends and keep track.

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