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Data
DOJ Inspector General says the agency's oversight of the sources it pays to build cases needs "significant improvement."
Facing rising homicides, officials are struggling to limit access to weapons equipped to fire more rounds without reloading.
A new Stanford study tapped a massive database to show how shootings strain hospitals and taxpayers.
New data released by The Guardian reveal some of the nation's deadliest places.
One data source counted more than 45,000 incidents involving a gun over a five year period.
Commentary
We can’t understand gun violence without the full picture.
Criminal Justice
Trump demanded reports on immigrants and crime. Existing research shows that they are not nearly the threat the president has made them out to be.
Chicago
Last year was the city's bloodiest in decades. But others continue to record higher homicide rates — and the hardest hit neighborhoods are what really merit attention.
How David Stark put a number to the knowledge gap surrounding fatal shootings.
Plus eight other charts from the University of Chicago Crime Lab that help explain the city's soaring homicide numbers.
Background Checks
Research updating a 23-year-old estimate indicates loophole may be shrinking, though many online sales remain unregulated
The facts and figures that informed our reporting this year.
Experts say understanding the connection could help break the cycle of violence.
Concealed Carry
Police are recovering greater numbers of high-caliber firearms from crime scenes — a trend experts say could be driving up lethality rates.
As more states weigh relaxing gun restrictions on college campuses, one study refutes assertions that policies banning firearms invite mass shootings — and concludes that armed civilians are unlikely to stop attacks.
