The city of Roanoke is making strides in its efforts to reduce violence, with significant progress reported in recent months. The city’s Group Violence Intervention (GVI) program, launched just over six months ago, aims to prevent individuals from committing violent crimes.
Through the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence initiative (STRIVE), $35 million dollars will be invested to enhance safety and responses to victims. This initiative includes training and support to jurisdictions throughout New York that are interested in implementing evidence-based strategies, including NNSC’s Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI). Learn more about IPVI through our
By standing against violence every day, Aurora is striving to make its streets safer today while paving the way for a more peaceful future for generations to come.
City officials credit multiple factors for the historic declines in shootings, homicides, and other firearm-related crimes. factors for the historic declines in shootings, homicides, and other firearm-related crimes.
Discover how Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is using Group Violence Intervention to combat gun violence and transform its reputation for a brighter future.
When two serious forms of violence take place at the same time, individuals go from high risk to extreme risk. NNSC’s Executive Director Sasha Cotton was joined by co-panelists Anthony Smith and Dr. Monique Williams, Executive Directors of Cities United and Cure Violence Global, respectively, to discuss why more focus and resources are needed for
Even though the homicide rate in Pine Bluff in recent years is alarming — five have already taken place in this small city this year — a very small percentage of citizens are responsible for that and other violent crimes. That’s just one nugget of information senior field advisers of the National Network for Safe
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Davenport police says its Group Violence Intervention Program is seeing a decrease in re-offenders. The initiative aims to reduce violence in the city through a partnership between law enforcement and the community. GVI started in 2019, a year Chief Jeff Bladel calls violent. At the time 10% of Davenport’s population was
Officials in Aurora launched a new violence reduction program this fall that aims to decrease shootings by focusing attention on the tiny slice of the city’s residents who are the most involved in gun violence: gang members. People associated with gangs make up fewer than 1% of Aurora residents but were involved in at least
With less than one month left in his 8-year administration, Mayor Kenney made sure to sit down with participants of one of his favorite City programs that helps to reduce gun violence – the Group Violence Intervention Strategy (GVI) led by Deion Sumpter. When he and Managing Director Tumar Alexander entered the room, everyone introduced