Characterising resilient and at-risk neighbourhoods with lower-than-expected and higher-than-expected firearm injuries and fatalities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Some neighbourhoods, despite facing risk factors, experienced fewer firearm injuries and fatalities than would be expected based on neighbourhood social vulnerability. Existing sources of secondary data on neighbourhoods may fail to adequately capture potential factors that prevent against firearm violence and to measure resilience in thriving neighbourhoods. Future community-engaged studies are needed to understand and measure neighbourhood-level protective factors.
Authors
- Leah A. Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-5421)
- Elizabeth Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7266-7766)
- Alison J. Culyba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1080-2176)
- Mary L. Ohmer
- Sarah E. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-9302)
- Anthony Fabio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6808-4939)
- Ruth Ann Reilly
- Lola R. Ortiz-Whittingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9085-1591)
- Amanda Cruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-6967)
- Chunyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-5971)
- John Giankas
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045681
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences