In 2025, King County saw a decrease in shootings, and specifically in the fourth quarter of 2025, for the first time in the last five years, Black males did not represent the majority of shooting ...

For a more nuanced view, he pointed to an analysis by Olga Pierce, The Trace’s data editor, which examined 150 cities’ worth ...

At Duke, Ludwig spoke with students at the Duke Law School and the Department of Economics about his research into the causes of gun violence. He explained that most shootings in the United States are ...

The Roanoke Police Department released its end-of-year report, revealing that while some crimes have decreased in the city, others have increased. Overall crime in Roanoke dropped by 13%, with notable ...

On a visceral level, it feels far too common. Once again, a series of horrific, high-profile shootings has gripped the country and brought national focus to the issue of gun violence, especially as it ...

There is promise — and, yes, hope — that two new reports can help save lives in places where gunfire has inflicted so much ...

As Lake County’s Gun Violence Prevention Initiative — created in the wake of the 2022 Highland Park July 4 parade shooting that shocked the region — enters its fifth year in 2026, it is moving to ...

Not a day goes by in the United States where a gun isn't used to kill people. But while the lasting emotional impacts of gun violence certainly shouldn't be brushed aside, there is a steep economic ...

In response to the scourge of mass shootings that have helped define the 21st century in the United States, lawmakers in California passed a landmark red-flag law that would allow authorities to ...