On Tuesday afternoon, people from criminal groups were called to Örebro’s first Stop Shooting meeting. The meeting was held at the Konserthuset in Örebro and the aim is to reduce deadly violence. During the meeting, people from criminal groups received a clear message from the authorities and the local community: “We do not accept the gross
The streets of Wilmington were beset by bloodshed last year, with a record 39 people killed by bullets. The carnage led the mayor to decry the street “assassinations” in a handful of neighborhoods that ring the downtown area. This year, however, while gun fatalities in much larger neighbors Philadelphia and Baltimore are on pace to near or surpass previous
Mayor Greg Fischer apologized to Black Louisvillians for centuries for systemic racism, including the accusations levied against the so-called “Black Six.” The Black Six were a group of businessmen and activists who were accused of plotting to destroy buildings in West Louisville during a week-long rebellion in 1968. The mayor’s comments came at a Juneteenth
Less than a quarter of one percent of Davenport residents are driving roughly half of gun violence in the city, according to new statistics compiled by the National Network for Safe Communities. Using federal pandemic relief dollars, Davenport contracted with John Jay College to do an analysis of the last five years of gun crime
MINNEAPOLIS — The Office of Violence Prevention in Minneapolis, under the direction of Sasha Cotton, will soon have a new leader. “I have accepted a new position, yes,” answered Cotton. Cotton will now become the deputy director for the National Network of Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “It’s one of the
On the heels of a spike in gun fire in 2020, and months after forming a closed-doors task force to address gun violence in Davenport, city officials say this summer they will start implementing a strategy that has reduced gun violence in other communities. Davenport is interviewing candidates to fill a coordinator position that will
A comprehensive plan from the city — unveiled last year as residents’ concerns over violence reached fever pitch — aims to tamp down crime while nipping its causes at the root. Credible messengers are one part of the multifaceted strategy. The crime prevention and reduction plan pinpoints numerous actions the city can take to address
The OGVP will be working with the National Network for Safe Communities which is a research center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. NNSC works with communities to reduce violence, minimize arrest and incarceration, and increase trust between law enforcement and the public using data and statistics for crime prevention.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Office of Gun Violence Prevention Executive Director Antonio Emanuel met with representatives from the National Network of Safe Communities (NNSC) on Tuesday, March 22, to discuss strategies to address gun violence in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The NNSC has joined in partnership with the Office of
The Midlands faith-based organization MORE Justice is calling on the community to invest $50,000 in a gun violence prevention study that aims to address the problem at its root and offer solutions. Two years ago, in conjunction with CPD establishing the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit (CGIU) and violent crime investigative processes, we asked Professor David