Summary
IN THE FIRST three months of the year, 104 people were killed on the streets of Philadelphia, a 40 percent increase since 2002. The toll in Newark was 24, in Trenton nine.
Philadelphia's population is a lot bigger than Newark's or Trenton's. The murder rate per resident was a third higher in Newark than in Philadelphia, and the rate in Trenton was higher still, half again as high as Philadelphia's.See the full content of this document
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Coping with Epidemic of Street Killings
Most of the killings are committed with guns. Gangs are often involved. Sometimes there is a turf dispute over drug sales on a street corner. Frequently, though, someone will be marked for death simply for "disrespecting" someone else....
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