4. Philadelphia
To date, 92 homicides have occurred in 2024, representing a 35% drop from 2023. As of September 9, 2024, there were 79 deadly and 273 nonfatal gunshot victims. Pastor Carl Day of Culture Changing Christians considers it part of his life’s mission to help put an end to violence in Philadelphia. “Beat the Block,” Pastor Day’s transformative training program in the city’s Kensington neighborhood, hires 40 men aged 18 to 25 and pays them $2,000 per month for four months to get professional and personal development training. Pastor Day told NBC10 that the work his organization conducts is part of the community-based efforts that are helping to lower Philadelphia’s homicide rate. He also recognized that additional work will be required when the weather warms. Police have previously reported an increase in violence in Philadelphia over the summer months, but it is still one of the most crime ridden cities in America.
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