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3 days ago2 min read
Baltimore Violence Reduction Strategy Helps Cut Homicide Toll
With his dad in prison and his mom suffering from alcoholism, Malik Grant faced abandonment and instability early on. Outreach workers...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Acoustic Sensors Detect Frequent Gunfire Near Children Walking to School in Chicago, Data Shows
Using data from acoustic-detection sensors, a new study  found alarming spatial patterns of gun-violence exposure along walkable routes...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Baltimore Goes After the Bottle, in its Battle Against The Bullet
Baltimore is trying to disrupt the often-overlooked link between alcohol and gun, reports Ted Alcorn for The Trace . And a recent study...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20241 min read
BJS Charts Three Decades of Gun Violence in New Report
The rate of nonfatal gun violence for people age 12 and older dropped 72% from 1993 to 2023, and barely nudged higher during the...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 13, 20242 min read
To Prevent Suicide, Four States Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns
Donna’s Law, a suicide-prevention law that allows people to temporarily suspend their own gun rights, has proven one of the few areas of...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20242 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 23, 20241 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 18, 20242 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 27, 20242 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 18, 20242 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 8, 20241 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 21, 20241 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 21, 20241 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 5, 20242 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 31, 20241 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 20, 20242 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 17, 20241 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 15, 20243 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 15, 20242 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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