- Description
This study reveals the disproportionate impact that lethal firearms violence has on Hispanics in the United States. It presents available information on Hispanic homicide victimization and suicide, the role of firearms in homicides and suicide, and overall gun death figures. The study also provides recommendations to governmental agencies to ensure complete and accurate data collection on Hispanic victims of lethal violence to aid in violence prevention.
- Published by
- Violence Policy Center
- Issue areas
- Crime and Safety
- Race and Ethnicity
- Document type
- Report/Whitepaper
- Geography
- North America / United States
- Copyright
- Copyright July 2021 Violence Policy Center
- What to read next
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- Title
- Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States (2021)
- Publication date
- 2021-07-28
- Publication year
- 2021
- Authors
- Josh Sugarmann , Marty Langley
- Copyright holder(s)
- Violence Policy Center
- Geographical focus
- North America / United States
- Keywords
- homicide victims, victims, hispanic, firearm, policy center
- Document type
- Report/Whitepaper
- URL
- https://gunviolence.issuelab.org/resource/hispanic-victims-of-lethal-firearms-violence-in-the-united-states-2021.html
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