Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

This report presents the results of a comprehensive impact and process evaluation of the anti-violence initiative Save Our Streets, which started in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 2010. Results demonstrate that the initiative had a statistically significant impact on gun violence trends in Crown Heights when compared with three similar precincts in Brooklyn. 

Additional Resources

• To read a Q & A with the authors, click here.
• Listen to a podcast interview with the authors:

• Read a fact sheet on the evaluation: