States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates
States with lower rates of gun ownership and stronger gun violence prevention laws have the lowest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new VPC analysis of 2021 data from the CDC. Conversely, states with the highest suicide rates have higher gun ownership rates and weaker gun violence prevention laws. More>>
New VPC Project Documents Prevalence of Assault Weapons Recovered by Law Enforcement in the District of Columbia
The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today launched Assault on DC, a new online research project offering examples of assault weapons routinely recovered by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in the District of Columbia. More>>
Missouri Ranked #1 For Black Homicide Victimization
Missouri has the highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 50.98 per 100,000—more than twice the national Black homicide victimization rate and eight and a half times the overall homicide rate nationwide—according to a new analysis by the VPC. More>>
Guns Rarely Used to Kill Criminals or Stop Crimes, New VPC Report Shows
Every time a gun is used by a private citizen to justifiably kill a criminal, guns claim 30 lives in criminal homicides alone, according to Firearm Justifiable Homicides and Non-Fatal Self-Defense Gun Use, a just-released study from the VPC. This most recent edition of the VPC study comes as the gun industry has expanded its marketing efforts promoting guns for self-defense, including targeting communities of color. More>>
