Wealth + Work Futures Lab | Community Loss and Hope Index

Where Loss Lives

Mapping community grief in Philadelphia — because loss isn't random, it's place-based.

"Grief as Sacred Data: Loss and Hope as Design"

Select Indicator (Color)
Year
2023
Key Findings
Critical insights for policymakers
40%
of all shootings concentrated in just 5 ZIP codes
19134, 19140, 19132, 19124, 19143
360
schools closed since 2016
305 closed in 2016-17 alone
81%
spike in homicides during COVID
257 (2019) → 465 (2021)
80,000+
children entered foster care
2015-2023 cumulative
9,600+
overdose deaths
138% increase since 2015
30%
decline in violence since 2021 peak
Both shootings and homicides down
4 ZIPs
rank in top 5 for ALL violence categories
19132, 19134, 19140, 19124
Philadelphia ZIP Codes | 2023
Loss Index (Color)
Low
High
Population (Size)
10K-75K
Philadelphia Geography
ZIP Code
19132
Strawberry Mansion
Population: 31,627
Community Loss Index
94.3%
All Indicators
Early Death 7.18per 1,000
Overdose 1.64per 1,000
Homicide 0.85per 1,000
Non-Fatal Shooting 2.91per 1,000
Hospitalization 4.96per 1,000
Foster Care 9.45per 1,000
School Closures 7cumulative