Characterizing Gun Violence by Time, Day of the Week, Holidays, and Month in 6 US Cities, 2015-2021

Developing interventions to prevent firearm-related violence and to address its consequences requires an improved understanding of when these violent events are most likely to occur. We explored gunshot events in 6 of the most populated cities in the United States by time of day, day of week, holiday/non-holiday, and month using publicly available datasets. In some of these cities, gunshot events occurred most often at nighttime, on holidays and weekends, and during summer months, with significant interaction effects. There were also time-related changes in characteristics of the victims. Primary prevention efforts aimed at curbing firearm-related violence should consider these differential risks.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Journal of biological rhythms - 39(2024), 1 vom: 17. Feb., Seite 100-108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Klerman, Elizabeth B [VerfasserIn]
Affouf, Mahmoud [VerfasserIn]
Robbins, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Iyer, Jay M [VerfasserIn]
Griggs, Cornelia [VerfasserIn]
Masiakos, Peter T [VerfasserIn]
Sacks, Chana A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gun violence
Gunshots
Holiday
Letter
Nighttime
Weekly
Yearly

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/07487304231208469

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364703695