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Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

Jan 15, 2013

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This report presents the results of a comprehensive impact and process evaluation of the anti-violence initiative Save Our Streets, which started in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 2010. Results demonstrate that the initiative had a statistically significant impact on gun violence trends in Crown Heights when compared with three similar precincts in Brooklyn. 

Additional Resources

  • To read a Q & A with the authors, click here.
  • Listen to a podcast interview with the authors:
  • Read a fact sheet on the evaluation: