Gun violence and crime
The economic costs of gun violence in the United States
A nation awash in guns increases the likelihood that violent situations become more lethal and land more people in the criminal justice system.
Self-Defense Gun Use - Violence Policy Center
That same year, there were 9,610 criminal gun homicides. Guns were used in 30 criminal homicides for every justifiable homicide. Intended victims of violent ...
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Comprehensive ...
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other violent crime. This strategy ...
Gun Violence in Black Communities | GIFFORDS
The vast majority of gun deaths among Black Americans are gun homicides, and Black Americans make up the majority of gun homicide victims in the ...
Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | The Joyce Foundation
Research confirms that easy access to guns is a risk factor for violence, and more specifically, that easy access to guns increases the risk of homicide, ...
Gun Violence Statistics 2024: Comprehensive Look at the Data
"Gun violence" is a broadly defined term that encompasses the relationship between firearms and death, crime, or injuries. Unfortunately, this vague terminology ...
Reducing Gun Violence - United States Conference of Mayors
Visit the Conference's Criminal and Social Justice Standing Committee page for related information. Latest News and USCM Actions.
City Crimes Involving Guns - Security.org
We wanted to learn more about gun crimes occurring in major American cities. Here are our findings and conclusions based on data from the Gun Violence Archive.
Preventing Gun Violence in America: What Works and What is ...
Often, people buy firearms not because they have violent or criminal goals in mind but because they live in environments where lack of a firearm ...
Impact of Gun Violence - LWVSPA
Crime and gun violence encourage urban flight, thus reducing housing values, community investment, and business growth. For More Information: “Impact of Gun ...
Gun Violence by Police - Everytown
By the numbers · 1.1k. Every year, police in the US shoot and kill nearly 1,100 people. · 93%. 93 percent of the deaths of civilians caused by police are with a ...
Research has consistently shown that firearm violence is intensely concentrated within small, identifiable social networks. Firearms violence spreads within ...
Crime and Violence - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov
For example, one study found an association between gun-related violent crime in a neighborhood and a reduction in park use and park-based physical activity.
Gun Violence News & Videos - ABC News
Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, faces multiple charges that include unlawful discharge, shooting at a non-residential structure, terrorism and criminal damage, ...
A look at Harris' and Trump's ideas to counter crime and gun violence
As part of our series about the issues of this election, Lisa Desjardins looks into where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand.
Gun Violence Data and Research - California Department of Justice
Texas is higher than the national average, at 14.2 per 100,000. This trend is consistent across different measures of Firearm Violence. For example, ...
FACT SHEET: Update on Justice Department 's Ongoing Efforts to ...
... violent crime and combat the gun violence that fuels it. These efforts include implementing the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ...
The societal costs of firearm assault injury include work loss, medical/mental health care, emergency transportation, police/criminal justice activities, ...
Combating Violent Crime and Gun Violence
We focus on pursuing criminals who violate our gun laws, keeping guns out of the hands of those seeking to harm others, and breaking cycles of violence.