Research Report The Effect of Gun Violence on Local Economies
Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Bing Bai, Annie Gurvis, Edward Mohr
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This research report presents preliminary results on the effect of gun violence on local economies, providing findings from three cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Oakland, California; and Washington, DC. The study finds that an increase in gun homicides or gunfire in neighborhoods can lower the number of retail and service business establishments, the number of new jobs created, and the volume of sales in business establishments. While the specific types of local economic effects of gun violence differ by city, in all cities we found that an increase in gun violence has some type of a negative effect on business growth.
Research Areas Crime, justice, and safety Neighborhoods, cities, and metros Greater DC
Tags Policing and community safety Washington, DC, research initiative Community and economic development Gun violence
Policy Centers Justice Policy Center
Cities Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV