Guns and Hate Crime: What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Role Firearms Play in Bias Attacks
One data source counted more than 45,000 incidents involving a gun over a five year period.
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Trump Wants Better Crime-Fighting Data? We Should Start With Counting All Shootings.
We can’t understand gun violence without the full picture.
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Immigrants and Violent Crime
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 Still Isn’t the Murder Capital of America
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.
A Young Scientist Compared Gun Deaths to Other Leading Causes, and Found a Billion Dollar Research Deficit
How David Stark put a number to the knowledge gap surrounding fatal shootings.
Chicago’s Murder Rate Is Typical for a Major Metropolis — Until Fatal Shootings Are Factored In
Plus eight other charts from the University of Chicago Crime Lab that help explain the city's soaring homicide numbers.
Fewer Americans Are Acquiring Guns Without a Background Check, Survey Finds
Research updating a 23-year-old estimate indicates loophole may be shrinking, though many online sales remain unregulated
9 New Stats From 2016 That Help Explain Gun Violence in America
The facts and figures that informed our reporting this year.
People Who Commit Gun Crimes are Likely to Have Been Shot Before, New Study Finds
Experts say understanding the connection could help break the cycle of violence.
America’s Obsession with Powerful Handguns Is Giving Criminals Deadlier Tools
Police are recovering greater numbers of high-caliber firearms from crime scenes — a trend experts say could be driving up lethality rates.
The Latest Research on Rampage Shootings Shows Gunmen Rarely Target Gun-Free Zones
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.
The NRA’s Straight-A Students
National polls show openness to tougher gun laws, but state lawmakers keep expanding gun rights and blocking reforms. One little letter explains why.