Spatial de-concentration of fatal and nonfatal firearm violence in Boston, MA, 2007–2021
This declining trend in the spatial concentration of firearm violence has important implications for place-based interventions and underscores the need to monitor this trend over time. Social media, which reshapes social interactions and is linked to community violence, warrants further study as a potential cause.
Authors
- Faizah Shareef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-3058)
- Jonathan Jay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-4247)
- Suzanne McLone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-6943)
- Erika Gebo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-3919)
- Emma Gause (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-5296)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Suffolk University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00572-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities