| A Look at the Numbers | City Hall Should Be Busier Than It Is | Putting These Numbers in Reverse |
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What is 1.6 million
The population of Philadelphia in 2018
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What are black men
The race and gender of most homicide victims
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What is 351
The number of violent homocides in 2018
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What is 80 percent
The percentage of black male homicide victims
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What is Washington, D.C
Philadelphia has had more homicides in 2018 than this city
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What is WURD
The city’s black-owned talk radio station
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What is 43 percent
The jump in homicides over the past several years (percentage)
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What is a task force
A city wide agency set to issue a report and set of recommendations within the next few days
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What is 10 percent
Average killing increase annually
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What is Chicago
The city who experienced a drop in homicides of 100 fewer killings
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