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    Shooting Trends January 2020 – December 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
    (2022-12-20) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Eckel, Peter; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
    BACKGROUND As the end of 2022 draws near, there will be comparisons between this year's fatal and non-fatal shooting trends and last year's trends. These comparisons will be used to guide conversations about the performance of our systems and investments. OBJECTIVE Examine multi-year trending of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents in Indianapolis between January 1, 2020 – December 15, 2022. KEY FINDINGS Total shootings reported in 2022 are currently down 2% in comparison to January 1-December 15 last year. 2022 is showing a 14% decrease in fatal shootings versus the same period (Jan 1-Dec 15) in 2021. From 2020 to 2021, this number rose 1%. Non-fatal shootings continue to show increases, up 4% from 2020 to 2021 and up 7% from 2021 to 2022. Historically, local media reports an average of 41% of all non-fatal shootings which occurred in Indianapolis compared to official IMPD records. As such, direct comparisons will differ from official trends. Through November 2022, 42% of all non-fatal shootings have been reported in the media. One potential causality of the 2022 increase in media reporting of non-fatal shooting data could stem from a general increase in media reporting of violent crime during election years, according to Pew Research Center. 2022 shows the lowest percentage of fatal vs. non-fatal shootings of the past 2 years while December 2022 is tied with May 2022 for the lowest monthly proportion of fatal shootings
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    Shooting Victim Demographics January 2020 – November 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
    (2022-12-06) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Eckel, Peter; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
    BACKGROUND Age, race, and sex discrepancies exist between the demographics of Indianapolis residents and the demographics of shooting victims within Indianapolis. OBJECTIVE Examine trends in age, race, and sex of shooting victims between January 1, 2020 – November 30, 2022. KEY FINDINGS Shooting victims between 15 and 19 years of age showed the largest difference in comparison to Indianapolis demographics (AreaVibes, 2022). While 6% of the population falls in the 15-19 age group, 20% of shooting victims were between 15 and 19 years old. Age of victims was not reported in 59% of reports. The Indianapolis population is comprised of 47% males and 53% females while shooting victims were comprised of 79% males and 21% females. Race of shooting victims was not reported in 85% of shootings, making analysis and comparisons to the Indianapolis population unreliable. On average, 50% of non-fatal shooting victims were juveniles while only 29% of the Indianapolis population are juveniles. An average of 17% of fatal shootings involved juvenile victims. To date, 2022 trends include the largest proportion of juvenile fatal and non-fatal shooting victims since 2020
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    Trends in Gas Station and Convenience Store Shooting Victimizations 2020 – 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
    (2022-11-09) Kaur, Amarpreet; Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Eckel, Peter; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Erin
    BACKGROUND Gas stations and convenience stores appear to be the site of increasing numbers of gunshot victims. OBJECTIVE The focus of this brief is to examine trends in gas station and convenience store victimizations between January 1, 2020–September 31, 2022. KEY FINDINGS The IGVP documented 75 total victims who suffered a gunshot wound at a gas station or a convenience store between January 1, 2020, and September 31, 2022. Of 75 victims, 22 were fatalities and 53 were non-fatal shooting victims. In the first three quarters of 2022 there was an 87% increase in shootings compared to the same time period in 2021. Some of these incidents were robbery attempts resulting in shootings (9%) Shootings occurring at gas stations and convenience stores happen more often during the warmer months (64%) than other times of year (36%) Shootings included more male victims (66%) than female victims (11%). Shootings are highly spatially concentrated on the northeast side of Indianapolis (along 38th street)
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    Trends in Juvenile Shooting Victims 2020 – 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
    (2022-11-29) Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Spivey, Erin; Eckel, Peter; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
    BACKGROUND There is growing community concern over the number of juvenile shooting victims in Indianapolis. OBJECTIVE Examine trends in juvenile (<18 years of age) shooting victims between January 1, 2020 –October 31, 2022. KEY FINDINGS There were a total of 119 juvenile firearm injury victims. 28.6% were fatal and 71.4% were nonfatal victims. Juvenile victims account for 7% of overall firearm violence. In 2020, the average juvenile victim age was 13.6 with a range of 10 months to 17 years old. In 2021, the average age was 12.8 with a range of 2 to 17 years old. In 2022, the average age was 14.1 with a range of 2 to 17 years old. Juvenile victims accounted for 25% of firearm injury fatalities reported in March 2020 and August 2022. They accounted for 22.22% of firearm injury fatalities in March 2022. There was a 10% increase in reported juvenile shootings from 2020 to 2021, with 40 shootings in 2020 and 44 in 2021. There was not a year-over-year increase in juvenile shootings from 2021 to 2022. Both years saw a total of 36 reported juvenile shootings occur from January to October of the respective years. Many reports of non-fatal shootings do not include the victim’s age; thus, it is possible that these findings underrepresent the true number of non-fatal juvenile shootings
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    Weekly Shooting Trends January 1 – December 19, 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
    (2022-12-22) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Eckel, Peter; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
    BACKGROUND Indianapolis experienced a violent weekend of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents between Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th, 2022. This report explores whether there are specific months, weeks, or days associated with higher rates of shooting incidents. OBJECTIVE Examine weekly (Saturday through Sunday) trending of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents in Indianapolis between January 1, 2022 – December 19, 2022. KEY FINDINGS 5% of all non-fatal shootings reported thus far in 2022 occurred in a span of three days: Saturday, December 17 – Monday, December 19. December 18 tied with October 6 for the largest number of shootings reported in a single day (2% each of the total for the year). The number of non-fatal shootings which occurred during the weekend of December 17-18 is 4 times higher than the average number of non-fatal shootings per weekend in 2022. Sundays are the most common day of week for all 2022 shootings reported in Indianapolis (20% of the total). More people were victims of shootings on Sundays (22% of all victims) than any other day of week. The rate of non-fatal shootings reported per day in December is currently 49% higher than any other month in 2022 and 78% above the average.