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Denver violent crime rate saw largest rise among large cities in 2018

The per-capita violent crime rate in Denver grew 9 percent between 2017 and 2018, while the bulk of large cities in the U.S. saw a decline, a report from the Brennan Center for Justice shows. read more

City details violence prevention efforts as part of federal grant funding

The City of Toledo is working to assess its current safety standing and create a training system on violence interruption and prevention. read more

The Pandemic Has Hindered Many of the Best Ideas for Reducing Violence

Reported crime of nearly every kind has declined this year amid the pandemic. The exception to that has been stark and puzzling: Shootings and homicides are up in cities around the country ... read more

Commentary: Preventing Gang Violence

Grant applications would be evaluated based on a number of factors, including an applicant’s record of implementing best practices in gang violence prevention, evidence of collaboration between ... read more

Allentown gun violence prevention initiative gets state grant

Allentown and its nonprofit partner Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley secured a state grant to fund an effort to curb gun violence, according to a press release.The groups will use the ... read more

Stopping Crime and Violence in Latin America: A Look at Prevention from ...

Crime and violence, particularly violent crime, are pervasive and costly in Latin America and the Caribbean, which has the undesirable distinction of being the world’s most violent region, with 23.9 ... read more

States with the most (and least) gun violence - USA TODAY

To determine the states with the most gun violence, 24/7 Wall St. examined 2016 firearm-related deaths data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We also considered violent crime ... read more

The best school violence prevention program may start with raising test ...

School violence prevention: In new study, schools that reduced violence tended not to produce academic gains; but schools that raised academic performance reduced school violence. Support nonprofit ... read more

Meeting the needs: Domestic violence prevention and intervention

Last year in North Carolina, there was a domestic-violence–related homicide every four days on average. In fact, such homicides have increased nearly 70% since 2018. We look at the root causes ... read more