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‘Everybody wants one’: City Council pushes for more cameras on Philly’s 57 worst blocks for gunfire

Among other tactics, City Council members and police officials want to use street cameras and other technology to help address Philadelphia's gun violence crisis.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says closed-circuit cameras are in high demand in his district. “I can’t put them up fast enough in certain areas.“
Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. says closed-circuit cameras are in high demand in his district. “I can’t put them up fast enough in certain areas.“Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer