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Health Care
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.
Chicago
“Everything’s unknown in that situation,” said Doctor Kip Adrian, who says his team treats about 100 gunshot victims a year.
Data
“We were deeply misled by the available statistics."
New research found that one hospital's gunshot wound patients were far more likely to die within five years.
Q & A
'In movies you always die quickly from a gunshot wound. But not in real life.'
