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Community Violence
A 2019 Trace partnership with THE CITY and Measure of America found that shooting victims in the borough were more likely to die than anywhere else in the city.
Data
A new CDC report adds detail to the well-documented increase in gun violence since early 2020.
Health Care
The landmark reports have covered public health crises from smoking to suicide, but one has never been done on gun violence.
How We Fix This
After a two-decade freeze on federal funding, the CDC and NIH are backing dozens of studies examining gun use and access. But researchers say that the field has a lot of catching up to do.
Philadelphia
Dr. Gillian Naro was working a night shift when her hospital faced an active shooter. In an interview with The Trace, she discusses the experience, and how she hopes to prevent more violence.
These national and regional organizations can support you or someone you know in a crisis.
An American teenager took their life with a firearm every seven hours on average between 2019 and 2020.
The Biden administration has quietly backed an idea that recently became law in Connecticut. Advocates say they hope more states will soon follow.
In Baltimore, a program for shooting survivors unlocks the healing process by meeting basic needs.
Coronavirus & Guns
With shootings on the rise, a promising model for preventing retaliatory gun violence has been disrupted by pandemic precautions.
Evidence suggests that a less aggressive approach can reduce police shootings, so cities are experimenting with new models.
With coronavirus cases multiplying in his city, Dallas doctor Niladri Basu worries about how he and his colleagues will care for gunshot patients when ambulance wait times grow and medical supplies become scarce.
In Michigan, SURE Moms has created a healing space for parents working to keep their kids out of the juvenile justice system.
This article was produced in partnership with THE CITY. Candidates for Queens borough president are pledging to improve access to trauma centers after a data story published by The Trace, THE CITY, and Measure of America showed that…
A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough’s southern reaches, and it’s struggling to keep up.
