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5 key takeaways from a new report on Philly’s antiviolence spending

Just 21% would go toward intervention efforts that are most likely to immediately decrease shootings.

Controller Rebecca Rhynhart speaks at a press conference about gun violence in West Philadelphia. She released a report Thursday that found most of the city’s anti-violence funding is aimed at longer-term programs, not short-term efforts to address the immediate crisis.
Controller Rebecca Rhynhart speaks at a press conference about gun violence in West Philadelphia. She released a report Thursday that found most of the city’s anti-violence funding is aimed at longer-term programs, not short-term efforts to address the immediate crisis.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer