September 09, 2025 - Harrisburg, PA
One year after Governor Shapiro signed Executive Order 2024-02, re-establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP), the Shapiro-Davis Administration recognizes the critical progress the office has made over the last year to keep Pennsylvanians safe, and is marking the milestone by continuing to build on its work and bringing together stakeholders from across the Commonwealth for its first Advisory Group convening. "Today's convening marks a key step in our fight against gun violence and highlights the critical work that we've done over the past year to better understand and address the trends," saidLt. Gov. Austin Davis, Chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). "By bringing together committed individuals from every corner of the Commonwealth, we are turning research and stakeholder input into real strategies that will save lives and make our communities safer." Under the Shapiro-Davis Administration, comprehensive investments in public safety have helped drive positive results. In 2024, homicides in Pennsylvania dropped 23 percent, outpacing the national decline of 15 percent. Data shows that 30 counties saw reductions in homicides in 2024, including Philadelphia, which recorded a 36 percent drop last year and a 22 percent decline so far in 2025.
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