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The Center has released its newest Annual Firearm Mortality Report: Gun Violence in the United States 2022: Examining the Burden Among Children and Teens. This report compiles the latest finalized gun violence data available from the CDC to analyze trends and offer potential solutions.  

In 2022, 48,204 people died from gun violence in the U.S., which is the second highest total ever recorded. That is an average of 132-gun related deaths each day, or one death every 11 minutes.

Our report largely focuses on the impact gun violence has for children and teens. The report found youth gun death rates have doubled from 2013 to 2022, with a total of 2,526 firearm related deaths in 2022 among those aged 1-17. Our analysis found children in marginalized communities are affected most from firearm violence. Black youth have a gun homicide rate over 18x higher than their white peers, while the Hispanic/Latino youth firearm death rate has doubled since 2013.  
 
Firearm violence is a public health crisis that needs to be properly addressed, which is why our Center has a goal to reduce gun violence by 30% by 2030.The data gathered in this report will help us further understand how to effectively accomplish that goal. 

For the first time in 2024, the Center has created an interactive hub featuring information, data, and analysis from the report.

The center has also created a series of videos to help spotlight the report’s data.

Watch them today!  

Caption: Members of the Center and partners in the gun violence prevention movement attended the executive action signing at a White House ceremony on Thursday. From left to right, director of policy and programming, Jen Pauliukonis, Center co-director Josh Horwitz, senior advisor for implementation and ERC co-lead Lisa Geller, director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative at University of Colorado Emmy Betz and Center co-director Cass Crifasi.

This week, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to help prevent firearm violence across the United States. The new order states that the Department of Justice will provide over $135 million in funding for implementation of extreme risk protection order laws in 48 states, and $85 million in funding for community violence intervention programs. The action also includes a new interactive website from the Department of Education that acts as a resource for school districts to promote safe gun storage. Members of our Center were at the White House to help celebrate this historic accomplishment. 

Center core faculty member Mudia Uzzi, PhD ’22 and Department of Health Policy and Management chair Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD ’06, MPH have released a new study identifying a link between structural racial capitalism and firearm violence in Baltimore City.  The concept of racial capitalism posits that racial exploitation, and the accumulation of assets are interdependent, perpetuating economic inequalities and social hierarchies. The researchers focused on Baltimore neighborhoods exposed to redlining and subprime mortgage lending in relation to rates of firearm violence. 

Results of this analysis found that neighborhoods with sustained disadvantage experienced the highest rates of firearm violence. This suggests that racial capitalism can be a root cause of firearm violence disparities. Addressing the issue of structural racism through racial capitalism is a crucial step to preventing firearm violence in not just Baltimore City, but in many other U.S. cities facing similar issues. 

Researcher, Mudia Uzzi, is a new assistant professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He joined the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center as a core faculty member in July.  

Sign up now, space is limited! Registration is required for this in-person seminar.  

Who: Garen Wintemute, MD – Founding Director, California Firearm Violence Research 

Cassandra Crifasi, PhD, MPH – Co-Director, Center for Gun Violence Solutions   

Joshua Horwitz, JD – Co-Director, Center for Gun Violence Solutions 

Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD ‘06, MPH – Professor, Johns Hopkins Health Policy & Management 

What: The seminar is designed to advance our understanding of political violence and its range of effects on public health. The founding director of the California Firearm Violence Research Center, Garen Wintemute, MD, will discuss trends and variation in support of political violence. The seminar will propose further interventions to prevent political violence and minimize its future impact. 

Where: 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Feinstone Hall 

When: Wednesday, October 30th 2024, at 4:00PM EST. 

Planned gifts provide the Center for Gun Violence Solutions with important resources for the future. 

Your bequest can help future generations live free from gun violence!  Please consider including the Center in your plans and make preventing gun violence a part of your legacy.  

If you are 70 ½ years or older, and want to help save lives now, please also consider making a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA as a tax-deductible contribution. 

We mention this now because you will need to contact the custodian of your IRA in plenty of time to request an amount to be distributed directly to the Center before December 31. This will help ensure that your distribution to the Center will count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA for the calendar year.  

Please consult with your financial advisor about this powerful charitable giving and possible tax-saving opportunity. 

Please contact Amanda Myers at [email protected] for more information!   

The New York Times: How Georgia’s Gun Laws Compare With Other States 

USA Today: Guns remain leading cause of death for children and teens in the US, report says 

The Independent: Guns leading cause of death for children and teens for third year in a row 

Medscape: Is It Time for Universal Suicide Screening? 

News Nation: Johns Hopkins study: Guns leading cause of death for children, teens 

Fox 45 News: Firearms remain leading cause of death for children and teens, report finds 

Rolling Stone: Guns Are Leading Cause of Death for Children and Teens, New Report Says 

WYPR (NRR): Firearms continue to be leading cause of death for children and teens 

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
750 E. Pratt St
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Baltimore, MD 21202
United States 

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