An American Public Health Association report concluded that Advance Peace led to a nearly 45 percent decline in gun crime in Richmond between 2010 and 2017. A similar evaluation in Sacramento found the efforts contributed to a reduction in gun homicides and assaults by more than 20 percent in 2018 compared to an average of the previous four years.
Author Archives: Champe Barton/The Trace
Champe Barton started at The Trace as a fellow, and is now a reporter covering community violence and the gun industry.