The National Network’s approach has attracted significant media attention over the years. This page features the most recent coverage of our work and a searchable archive of media about the National Network’s projects around the nation and abroad.
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Oakland homicides hit a similar inflection point a decade ago — then violence plummeted. Can it happen again?
Oakland’s Ceasefire program even helped the city evade a mid-decade spike in homicides that afflicted other cities, including Chicago and ...
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As Violent Crime Falls in Dallas, Answers Go Beyond Policing
When the Dallas Police Department brought on a new chief in February 2021, his mandate was clear: Reduce violent crime ...
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City faces uphill battle in shutting ‘Iron Pipeline’ of illegal guns
"We must stop the flow of illegal guns in our city," Mayor Eric Adams said in a speech Monday announcing ...
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Group Violence Intervention In Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia launched a pandemic-modified version of the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) strategy in August 2020 as part ...
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Theodore Decker: 2021 may be over, but the deadly violence tearing at our city remains
Now is the time when, with a year like 2021 squarely in the rearview mirror, a big city administration feels ...
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Davenport Hires Group Violence Intervention Consultants
Davenport will spend nearly $400,000 to reduce violent crime and help criminals become productive members of society. Last week, the ...
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EPD partnering with national organization to combat violent crime
The National Network for Safe Communities is working together with the Evansville Police Department to combat crimes people commit as ...
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Metro Council gets update on a new approach to curbing Louisville’s rising violence
Last year, Mayor Greg Fischer and former United States Attorney Russell Coleman joined community leaders, Louisville Metro Police and Metro ...
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Federal aid funds intimate partner violence prevention efforts in Ulster County
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County District Attorney’s office has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of ...
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GVI team-led program to prevent violence in Columbus
Stevenson has been trying to “correct” violence for years after being released from federal prison for drug convictions. He was ...
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Report claims 17 gangs with about 480 members behind nearly half of Columbus 2020 homicides
A team of six researchers at the National Network for Safe Communities worked with the Columbus Division of Police to ...
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Gangs next door: ‘It’s becoming the norm’: Decades of gang violence rooted in some Hudson Valley neighborhoods
"We've seen so much gun violence in our community over the years," said Schnekwa McNeil Parker, a longtime Newburgh anti-violence ...
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