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Shooting Trends Vary Across Areas Of New York City, Jeffrey A. Butts, Richard A. Espinobarros Oct 2021

Shooting Trends Vary Across Areas Of New York City, Jeffrey A. Butts, Richard A. Espinobarros

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Recent reports point to slight reductions in New York City’s recent surge of shooting incidents. The number of shooting incidents was higher in 2020 and 2021 than in 2019, but the rate of increase appeared to be slowing. The degree of change varied across areas of the city.


Reducing Gun Violence In New York City, Jeffrey A. Butts, Sheyla A. Delgado Jul 2020

Reducing Gun Violence In New York City, Jeffrey A. Butts, Sheyla A. Delgado

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Most large American cities experienced falling client crime rates in recent decades, with New York City only being second to San Diego is the scale of its decline. This databit looks at the array of initiatives the city implemented to address gun violence as a possible contribution to the decline.