Philadelphia Lawmakers Get Tips On Fighting Gun Violence From Camden

Chantee Lans reports.

SUPERVISED INJECTION SITESWILL PREVENT UNNECESSARY DRUGOVERDOSE DEATH.AND CAMDEN SUCCESS ATREDUCING VIOLENCE HAS BEENRECOGNIZED AS A NATIONALMODEL.PHILADELPHIA LAWMAKERS ARECROSSING THE BRIDGE TO GETTIPS ON FIGHTING VIOLENCE INTHE CITY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCHANTEE LANS IS IN CAMDEN WITHWHAT THEY HAVE LEARN TODAY,CHANTEE.REPORTER: CAMDEN'S MAYORMORAN SAYS THE SOLUTION THATHIS STAFF LEARN, ABOUTREVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITYPOLICING.AS YOU KNOW TO TO TWOCITIES AND ONE BRIDGE.COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTED TOCOME OVER.REPORTER: CAMDEN, NEWJERSEY MAYOR FRANK MORAN GIVESA TOUR OF HIS SIT TOYPHILADELPHIA COUNCIL PRESIDENTDARRYL CLARK, AND COUNCILMANCURTIS JONES.THE PAIR WANTS TO LEARN FROMCAMDEN'S SUCCESS, HONORARYDUESING GUN VIOLENCE.WITHIN OF THE STOPS WAS ATCAMDEN COUNTY POLICEDEPARTMENT.BURNS CONSIDERED ONE OF THEAMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUSCITIES, CAMDEN COUNTY POLICESAY THERE HAS BEEN A60 PERCENT DROP IN THEHOMICIDE RATE OVER THE PASTFIVEERS USE.OUR COMMUNITY POLICINGMECHANISM IS WORKING.OUR OFFICERS ARE PLAYING WITHTHE CHILDREN IN THECOMMUNITIES.REPORTER: HE SAYSADDRESSING THE PUBLICEDUCATION SYSTEM ANDREVITALIZATION PROJECTS LIKEREPLACING AN OLD PRISON NEARCAMDEN WATERFRONT WAS A PARTAND CORPORATE INVESTMENT LIKEA 76ERS PRACTICE FACILITY,OPENING UP IN 2016, HELPEDWITH JOB CREATION, AND REDUCEDPOVERTY.ALL STRATEGIES PHILLY'SCOUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTS TOPOSSIBLY TRY IN PHILADELPHIA.YOU CANNOT ARREST YOUR WAYOUT OF THE PROBLEM.YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE THEAPPROPRIATE EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIA HAD355 HOMICIDES LAST YEAR.THAT IS THE HIGHEST IT HASBEEN IN A DECADE.MAYOR MORAN ACKNOWLEDGED THEREIS A DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM INDOWNTOWN CAMDEN.HE VOWED TO DO MORE.WE'RE ADDRESSING IT NOW.GET DOWNTOWN.DRIVE AROUND.TAKE A LOOK AT CHANGES.IT IS A LOCAL HIS PARTICULARAPPROACH AND NOT A ONE PRONGAPPROACH.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIACOUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRYL CLARKSAYS HE PLANS TO RETURN TOTHIS CITY IN THE COMING MONTHSFOR ANOTHER MEETING.REPORTING LIVE FROM CAMDEN,