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Public Health
One year after a landmark study connecting drug abuse to gun violence, the city’s community activists say a fragmented response is trapping neighborhoods in a dangerous cycle.
The Trajectory
Gun violence is falling nationwide, but the decline in New Orleans is even more pronounced. Community leaders and public health officials want to get the numbers down further.
Community Violence
Since before his inauguration, gun reform groups have been calling for a federal office focused solely on stopping shootings.
Bulletin
Readers ask why there isn’t more research on just how much it's costing victims and their communities.
More than 95,000 school nurses serve millions of students every year, and they could play a role in preventing violence.
Atlanta was expected to invest $5 million in violence intervention programs, but organizers say those commitments have fallen short, even as investment in a controversial police training center has nearly doubled.
Data
Research shows that drinking is a driver — and predictor — of gun violence. But state laws regulating if chronic abusers may own or carry guns are wildly inconsistent.
Young participants in a violence prevention program learned how to administer potentially lifesaving care if they encounter a shooting victim. “Knowledge is power,” said their trainer.
The Trace’s Fairriona Magee discusses how examining the points where gun violence intersects with other issues can birth creative solutions.
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The first edition of The Trajectory, our latest newsletter, explores a new effort to improve data on nonfatal shootings.
We’ll dive into the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence problem.
Between 2011 and 2021, the overall firearm death rate in rural counties was nearly 40 percent higher than in urban counterparts.
A new CDC report adds detail to the well-documented increase in gun violence since early 2020.
A new study found that racial disparities among young shooting victims widened as overall gun violence spiked.
