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‘No quiero ser una estadística para usted’: Las comunidades latinas de Chicago están enfocadas en la violencia armada

Chicago

‘No quiero ser una estadística para usted’: Las comunidades latinas de Chicago están enfocadas en la violencia armada

Los votantes latinos están divididos en cuanto a quién será su próximo alcalde. Pero coinciden en que necesitará tener un plan para reducir la violencia.

Rita Oceguera
‘I Don’t Want to Be a Statistic to You’: Chicago’s Latino Communities Are Focused on Gun Violence

Chicago

‘I Don’t Want to Be a Statistic to You’: Chicago’s Latino Communities Are Focused on Gun Violence

Latino voters are split on who will be their next mayor. But they agree that he’ll need to have a clear plan for reducing violence.

Rita Oceguera
Dangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a Deadly Toll on Kids

Domestic Violence

Dangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a Deadly Toll on Kids

Most parents worry a shooting could happen at their children's school. But a Trace analysis found that three times as many kids were shot in domestic violence incidents between 2018 and 2022.

Jennifer Mascia
‘He Has a Battle Rifle’: Police Feared Uvalde Gunman’s AR-15

Mass Shooting

‘He Has a Battle Rifle’: Police Feared Uvalde Gunman’s AR-15

In previously unreleased interviews, initial responders to the Robb Elementary shooting said the shooter’s rifle drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team, which took more than an hour.

Zach Despart
Shootings of Children Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic — and Black Kids Bore the Brunt of the Violence

Public Health

Shootings of Children Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic — and Black Kids Bore the Brunt of the Violence

A new study found that racial disparities among young shooting victims widened as overall gun violence spiked.

Fairriona Magee
Biden’s Executive Order on Guns, Explained

Gun Policy

Biden’s Executive Order on Guns, Explained

The president's new directive largely aims to enforce the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and encourage more background checks.

Chip Brownlee
Craig Hunter Joins The Trace as Executive Editor

Announcements

Craig Hunter Joins The Trace as Executive Editor

The veteran journalist will guide local coverage and audience work at the nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on the gun violence crisis.

Team Trace
Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

Philadelphia

Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

A recent study found that a Philadelphia program can reduce shootings among participants by about half.

Mensah M. Dean
The Illinois Cannabis License Lottery Is Now Prioritizing Gun Violence Survivors

Chicago

The Illinois Cannabis License Lottery Is Now Prioritizing Gun Violence Survivors

While many states are striving to issue licenses to individuals afflicted by the war on drugs, Illinois is the first to give preference to those directly affected by shootings.

Rita Oceguera
How Many Guns Are Circulating in the U.S.?

Ask The Trace

How Many Guns Are Circulating in the U.S.?

We attempt to pin down a central — yet elusive — data point in the conversation around gun violence.

Jennifer Mascia