PHILLY TRUCE: PEACE PATROL REPORT
What happens when the people closest to Philadelphia’s challenges are trusted, trained, and equipped to help create the solutions?
The Philly Truce: Peace Patrol Report offers an inside look at Operation Hug the Block, a community-led public safety initiative that employs justice-impacted men to serve as visible guardians, resource connectors, and agents of positive change in Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Developed in partnership with the District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics CoLab, the report examines the historical conditions that have contributed to gun violence, including redlining, neighborhood disinvestment, educational inequality, economic exclusion, and mass incarceration. It also shows how Philly Truce is responding through data-informed patrols, community engagement, violence prevention, workforce development, and support for returning citizens.
In 2025 alone, Peace Patrol recorded 13,058 community engagements and 2,666 neighborhood observations. A SEPTA Peace Patrol pilot encountered or engaged more than 39,000 passengers across 30 stations.
Behind those numbers are stories of men rebuilding their lives, residents feeling seen and supported, and communities taking a more active role in their own safety.
Explore the full report to learn how Peace Patrol works, meet the people leading the effort, examine the early results, and discover Philly Truce’s vision for expanding year-round, community-led patrols throughout Philadelphia.
Read the full report below.
