All articles tagged with #violence reduction
Chicago experienced its lowest summer murder rates since 1965, with overall violent crime decreasing significantly, despite threats from the Trump administration to deploy federal agents and the National Guard, which many community leaders and officials believe are unnecessary given the positive crime trends and ongoing local efforts.
Former President Barack Obama, in an interview with CBS Mornings, stated that public attitudes around gun rights have to be reshaped. He suggested that communities where gun ownership is an important tradition should be actively reached out to, while recognizing that it's not an either/or question – either we eliminate all guns, or there's nothing we can do about violence. Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance has started a new initiative where cities and towns that have had success reducing violence and increasing graduation rate have been chosen to share their best practices with other communities.