Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…
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EMS data & community factors associated with firearm violence
Firearm violence is a significant public health issue. However, it is unclear if there is an association between the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the intent of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries,…
Characteristics associated with injurious shootings by police
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2024
Source: Social Science & Medicine
Author(s): Julie A. Ward, Odis Johnson, Javier A. Cepeda, Dylan B. Jackson, Daniel W. Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi
Characteristics associated with injurious shootings by police
Publication date: December 2024
Source: Social Science & Medicine, Volume 362
Author(s): Julie A. Ward, Odis Johnson, Javier A. Cepeda, Dylan B. Jackson, Daniel W. Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi
Firearm death in US vs other countries
Gun violence in the US is the leading cause of death among children and teenagers, drives down life expectancy, and cost the economy around $557bn in 2022, says a report from the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit organisation that researches healthcare issues and promotes improved quality and efficiency in healthcare.1The study used data from the global burden of disease study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.Mass shootings in the US get much media attention but represent less than 2% of gun deaths in the US, the report says. Mass shootings are those in which four or more people are shot or killed, excluding the shooter. There were 656 mass shootings in the US in 2023, reports the Gun Violence Archive,2 and at least 385 so far this year.An earlier Commonwealth Fund study showed that in 2019 the US had 10.4 deaths per…
Unintentional firearm injury & deaths in adolescents
Approximately 15% of pediatric firearm injuries are unintentional. While demographic characteristics of unintentional firearm injuries have been described, the relationship between injury characteristics and m…
Political violence, racial violence, and new gun ownership
U.S. firearm sales surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many purchases by first-time firearm owners. The 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy sought to understand the public health implications of this surg…
Neighborhood predictors of suicide
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…
Storage of firearms in vehicles: findings from a sample of owners
In recent years, there has been a growing number of thefts of firearms stored in vehicles. Despite this trend, there is limited research on firearm storage patterns in vehicles in the United States. This study…
Neighborhood predictors of suicide and firearm suicide in Detroit
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…