Scholars and practitioners alike in recent years have suggested that real and lasting progress in the fight against gun violence requires changing the social norms and attitudes that perpetuate violence and the use of guns. The Cure Violence model is a public health approach to gun violence reduction that seeks to change individual and community attitudes and norms about gun violence.
Category: Violence
Los Angeles, Portland, and Dallas are Top Cities for Violent Crime Drop
See: Cities ranked by percentage decline in violent crime rate Violent crime rates in each city over 500K
Comparing Two Prominent Violence Reduction Strategies
What’s the difference between Boston Ceasefire and Chicago-CeaseFire, or focused deterrence and the public health approach? The Research & Evaluation
Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities Over 500,000 Total Population
Data Source: Crimes reported to the Uniform Crime Reports program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, as prepared
Map of All New York City Violence Reduction Programs
In 2012, the Research & Evaluation Center received the first of three grants from the New York City Council to
Violent Youth Arrests Continue to Fall Nationwide
According to national arrest estimates calculated with data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), law enforcement agencies across the United States made about 53,000 violent crime arrests involving youth under age 18 in 2013, compared with more than 60,000 in 2012.