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Chicago
In 1992, the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy galvanized the city. Today’s violence is a reminder that underlying problems remain unsolved.
Data
The facts and figures that informed our reporting this year.
The Gunfighters
A child is gunned down for stealing change in heavily armed St. Louis, and Missouri gets a taste of what justice looks like when the NRA calls the shots.
Community Violence
Citywide homicide rates obscure the vastly unequal safety risks that separate neighborhoods.
Year in Review
Fear is a killer salesman.
Q & A
Precious Lives Senior Producer Emily Forman shares her experience covering the daily drumbeat of shootings in Wisconsin’s largest city.
Domestic Violence
In a majority of cases, the killer is an intimate partner.
Gun Policy
Governor John Kasich just signed a bill that requires businesses to allow guns in their parking lots, and clears the way for concealed carry on college campuses, airports, and daycares.
The Trace was founded a year and a half ago with the mission of telling the story of gun violence in the United States. We are devoted to shining light on the massive human cost of an epidemic that leaves…
“These are things that don’t cost money, and that just make sense,” Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin said.