Data-driven approach to reducing violence underway in Philadelphia

A new coalition is using a data-driven approach to try to reduce gun violence in Philadelphia.

The Civic Coalition to Save Lives has been operating since late 2022, focused on reducing gun violence. The approach being used by the group is unlike anything that's been tried in Philadelphia before.

"We really need to have the data to determine who is most likely to either be a victim or a perpetrator of gun violence," said Sharmain Matlock-Turner, the CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition.

The coalition is gathering data to determine who is most likely to commit the next crime and get to them before they pull the trigger. https://6abc.com/philadelphia-gun-violence-data-civic-coalition-to-save-lives-how-reduce-crime-philly/14189055/