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    PHILLY SAFETY DATA · DATA LAB FOR GROWN-UPS

    17,999 people shot. Six patterns.

    City data through Oct 15, 2026. Pick a pattern.

    Kids are a bigger share of people shot

    0%4%8%12%’156.3%’16’17’18’19’20’219.1%’22’23’24’2511.8%8.1%’26*
    All people shot, 2021→20252,339 → 955
    -59.2%
    Kids under 18, 2021→2025212 → 113
    -46.7%

    Under-18 share of all people shot, by year. *2026 through Oct 15, 2026.

    WHAT IT MEANS

    Since the 2021 peak, shootings fell 59.2%, but only 46.7% for kids, so kids went from 9.1% to 11.8% of people shot.

    2026 is better: 51.6% fewer kids shot than on the same days of 2025.

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    Totals only; counts under 5 hidden when split by place, age or race. Patterns, not causes. How each number was made is on the story page. Sources: