The Trace Launches Gun Violence Data Hub
The Trace, a news organization dedicated to reporting on gun violence, has launched its Gun Violence Data Hub , an initiative created to...
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5 days ago2 min read
Chicago Gun Violence Prevention Leaders Worry Trump May Cut Federal Funding
On Wednesday, after news stations declared Donald Trump America’s next president, Chicago trauma surgeon Dr. Tanya Zakrison was in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 231 min read
Teen Arrested After Washington Home Shooting Leaves Five Dead
Law enforcement officials found five people killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle on Monday morning and took a teenager...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 182 min read
Community Perceptions Drive Gun Ownership Among Young Black Men
While research has long documented the many ways that people’s health is affected by their communities, a new study finds that community...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 272 min read
Biden Order Aims to Curb 3D Guns, Improve School Shooter Drills
President Joe Biden, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, announced a new executive order on Thursday aimed at addressing the rising...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 182 min read
Law Enforcement Intelligence Center 'Brain Trusts' Tackle Gun Violence
Unresolved gun homicides and shootings not only leave potential perpetrators at large but also plunge families and loved ones into a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 81 min read
Though Gun Suicides Hit All-Time High, Gun Deaths Fell in 2023 — Except Among Kids
While overall gun deaths continued to decline from their post-pandemic peak, child gun deaths rose, and gun suicides hit a record high,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 211 min read
EMS Data Shows Firearm Injuries Spiked During Pandemic and Remained Elevated Last Year
Rates of emergency medical services encounters for firearm injuries spiked in 2021 to more than 25% over 2019 levels, but they began to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 211 min read
Most Of NYPD Gunfire Detection System Alerts Are Unconfirmed Shootings, Audit Finds
A gunfire location and detection system long used by the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies nationwide is...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 52 min read
White House Calls Baltimore’s Crime Drop 'The Greatest Success Story'
Baltimore Police recorded 71 homicides from January through May, a marked decrease compared to the same period last year and the second...
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Crime and Justice News
May 311 min read
Podcast Explores the Nation's Relationship With Guns
Through interviews with legislators, family members of victims and key figures like the principal of Columbine High School principal, a...
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Crime and Justice News
May 202 min read
As Gun Violence Spreads, 'It Feels Like ... No Neighborhood Is Safe'
A New York Times analysis of fatal shootings across the U.S. found that as gun violence rose during the pandemic, the carnage expanded...
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Crime and Justice News
May 171 min read
'The Fight for Survival is Constant'
“Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both...
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Crime and Justice News
May 153 min read
NYT Maps Gun Violence Since Start Of Pandemic
The number of people living close to fatal violence grew dramatically during the pandemic years, according to a New York Times...
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Crime and Justice News
May 152 min read
Maryland Acts On Biden's Call To Create State Gun Violence Prevention Office
For the past year and a half, Operation Respond has provided services to those at the highest risk of community gun violence in...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22 min read
Can Targeted Monthly Cash Stipends Reduce Gun Violence?
Two criminal justice experts argue in The Conversation that programs providing cash assistance to people most at risk for committing gun...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 192 min read
Where Youth Violence Rages, Questions About Federal Aid
Although the federal government is investing billions of dollars into combatting firearm injuries, students living under the shadow of...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 172 min read
Buffalo Sees 'Unheard Of' Drop In Gun Violence Since Pandemic Highs
Like nearly every city across the country, Buffalo saw a spike in gun violence that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2019 and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 281 min read
TV Stars Demonstrate Gun Safety in New Brady-United Campaign
In a recent episode of the hit CBS show S.W.A.T., Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, an elite police tactical officer walks into his kitchen --...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 291 min read
Despite GOP Criticism, Biden Claims Crime-Reduction Efforts Work
President Biden on Wednesday welcomed local police chiefs and law enforcement officials to the White House to discuss his...
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