Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Epicenter
In a city where more than 10,300 people have been shot since 2015, no neighborhood has been more burdened by gun violence than Kensington. Nearly 300 people have been shot within a five-minute walk of the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues, a rate per square mile over 11 times that of the city as a whole. Of the 57 city blocks in which 10 or more people have been shot since 2015, 25 are within Kensington.
Shootings per square mile in Philadelphia since 2015
Taller areas of the map represent higher shootings per square mile.
Kensington
1
Hunting Park
Frankford
Nicetown
Strawberry
Mansion
95
West
Phila.
Shootings
since 2015
Point
Breeze
Area
Total
Per sq. mile
76
Philadelphia
10,358
76
Kensington
1,096
451
5-minute walk
from Kensington
and Allegheny
862
295
Location of shooting incident (circles could represent multiple victims)
Five-minute walk
from Kensington
and Allegheny Aves.
KENSINGTON
MILES
0
1/4
95
SOURCES: Philadelphia Police Dept.; Esri; Inquirer analysis by DYLAN PURCELL and JOHN DUCHNESKIE
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Epicenter
In a city where more than 10,300 people have been shot since 2015, no neighborhood has been more burdened by gun violence than Kensington. Nearly 300 people have been shot within a five-minute walk of the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues, a rate per square mile over 11 times that of the city as a whole. Of the 57 city blocks in which 10 or more people have been shot since 2015, 25 are within Kensington.
Shootings per square mile in Philadelphia since 2015
Taller areas of the map represent higher shootings per square mile.
Kensington
1
Frankford
Nicetown
Strawberry
Mansion
95
Shootings
since 2015
West
Phila.
Per square
mile
Area
Total
Point
Breeze
76
Philadelphia
10,358
76
Kensington
1,096
451
5-minute walk
from Kensington
and Allegheny
862
295
Location of shooting incident (circles could represent multiple victims)
Five-minute walk
from Kensington
and Allegheny Aves.
KENSINGTON
MILES
0
1/4
95
SOURCES: Philadelphia Police Dept.; Esri; Inquirer analysis by DYLAN PURCELL
and JOHN DUCHNESKIE
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
Epicenter
In a city where more than 10,300 people have been shot since 2015, no neighborhood has been more burdened by gun violence than Kensington. Nearly 300 people have been shot within a five-minute walk of the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues, a rate per square mile over 11 times that of the city as a whole. Of the 57 city blocks in which 10 or more people have been shot since 2015, 25 are within Kensington.
Shootings per square mile
in Philadelphia since 2015
Kensington
1
Frankford
Nicetown
Strawberry
Mansion
95
West
Phila.
Taller areas of the map represent higher shootings per square mile.
Point
Breeze
76
Shootings since 2015
Area
Total
Per square mile
76
Philadelphia
10,358
Kensington
1,096
451
5-minute walk
from Kensington
and Allegheny
862
295
SOURCES: Philadelphia Police Dept.; Esri; Inquirer analysis
by DYLAN PURCELL and JOHN DUCHNESKIE
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
