{"id":1077,"date":"2016-10-14T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2016-10-13T09:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:03:26","slug":"strategies-for-reducing-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2016\/10\/14\/strategies-for-reducing-gun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With police use of force and mass shootings occupying the center of the public\u2019s discourse on public safety, single incident homicides and suicides, which comprise the majority of gun violence, fly relatively under the radar. Social science sheds light on the rates and distribution of gun violence, as well as the most effective strategies to reduce it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, there were over 32,000 deaths by firearms in the United States, which is a significantly higher rate compared to similar countries like Great Britain. Although homicides commitment with firearms are declining overall (though the suicide firearm rate is increasing), the risks for homicide violence vary among demographic groups. In terms of homicide, young African American males and females are at increased risk of firearm homicide compared to other racial groups, but this gap declines with age. <\/span><\/h5>\n