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Philadelphia crime victims traveling to state capitol to demand support for victims of violence

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PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia crime victims are traveling to the state capitol in Harrisburg to rally for victim support and policies to help end cycles of crime.

Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a national network of crime survivors who unite to create healing communities and reshape public safety policy.

There are about 5,000 of the organization's members across Pennsylvania. The group of victims gathered Tuesday morning and spoke with FOX 29's Shaynah Ferreira about their concerns for the city. "We need change in Philadelphia," one member said. "Too many of these things are norms.

To get beat up by your boyfriend or husband isn't [normal]. To walk down the street and see somebody with a gun or somebody in a fist fight isn't [normal].

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