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Age Disparities of Non-Fatal Shooting Victims in Official vs. Media Reports 2020 – 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-01-17) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND Trends in the victimology of non-fatal shootings in Indianapolis reported upon by the media differ from official records, with possible implications on the preventative measures taken by the community and officials. OBJECTIVE Examine disparities between media reporting of non-fatal shooting victim ages and official records. KEY FINDINGS Since data collection of media reporting on gun violence victims in Indianapolis began in 2020, 46% of non-fatal shooting victims were reported on by the media. Of those, 9% of victims had a known age. From 2020 through 2022, juvenile victims of non-fatal shootings were 5.8 times more likely to be reported upon than adult victims. An average of 35% of juvenile victims were reported about in the media from 2020 through 2022 while 6% of adult victims were reported upon. The media was 5.3 times more likely to report on juvenile victims than adult victims in 2022 – 32% of juvenile victims were reported on while 6% of adult victims were reported on in 2022. Official records show approximately 89% of non-fatal shooting victims in the past 3 years are adults while 11% are juveniles. Among media reports of non-fatal shooting victims when age was known, 58% were adults and 42% were juveniles.
Domestic Violence Shooting Trends January 1 – December 31, 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-02-02) Crawford, Jara; Spivey, Erin; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND There has been a well-documented global increase in incidence of domestic violence over recent years. This report seeks to find if this increase is reflected in reports in the Indianapolis-area media. OBJECTIVE Examine trends in reports of domestic violence shootings from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2022. NOTE There are different definitions of domestic violence and which party(s) involved are counted as victims. The IGVP reports incidents based on media reports, which may not match other definitions. KEY FINDINGS There was a total of 57 distinct incidents of domestic violence-related gun violence reported, with 15 in 2020, 19 in 2021, and 23 in 2022. The incidents involved a total of 86 victims; 20 in 2020, 32 in 2021, and 34 in 2022. There was a 27% year-over-year increase in incidents and a 60% increase in victim numbers from 2020 to 2021. From 2021 to 2022, there was a 21% year-over-year increase in incidents with a 6% increase in victims from 2021 to 2022. 54 of the reported 86 domestic violence-related shootings, or 63%, were fatal compared with only 40% of reported shootings overall, indicating that domestic violence-related shootings may be fatal a greater percentage of the time than gun violence in other situations.
Elaborating the Correlates of Firearm Injury Severity: Combining Criminological and Public Health Concerns
(2014-11) Grommon, Eric; Rydberg, Jason
This research addresses recent calls to incorporate multidisciplinary approaches in the study of firearm violence by utilizing an elaborated criminal events perspective to explore the correlates of firearm injury severity. A unique dataset of nonfatal firearm injury data are derived from official police reports, allowing the use of a medically validated measure of injury trauma in place of more typical injury indicators. The relative and collaborative contributions of criminological and public health indicators for explaining variation in levels of injury severity are assessed. Multinomial logit models suggest that critical injuries are more likely among older victims, victims who knew their assailants, and victims who refused to cooperate with police. Additionally, the likelihood of critical victim injuries decreased as the time to report an incident to the police increased. The strongest correlates were measures of incident circumstances and the number of gunshot wounds a victim received. In all, these results reveal that a combination of measures from both fields is needed to provide a deeper understanding of injury severity outcomes.
Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings Monthly Summary April 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-05-05) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND As firearm violence continues to be a focus within media and public safety entities, the monthly trends noted will continue to direct discussions and preventative actions. OBJECTIVE Examine trending in type, time, location, and demographics of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents and victims in Indianapolis during April 2023. KEY FINDINGS April 2023 saw a 10% decrease in the number of shootings over April 2022 and a 23% decrease in the total number of victims. From March to April, a 9% decrease in incidents and 15% decrease in victims was noted. Non-fatal shootings made up 54% of incidents in April while fatal shootings made up 46%. A higher percentage of shootings were fatal in April than any other month in 2023. Among adults, more were fatally wounded than were non-fatally wounded. April 20, 2023 saw the largest number of shootings and victims in a single day thus far in 2023. Noted trends: An arrest was made or person of interest detained in 21% of shootings. 12% of shootings involved multiple victims. 12% of victims arrived at the hospital on their own. 12% stemmed from a dispute not domestic related. 9% of shootings occurred during a crime in progress.
Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings Monthly Summary February 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-03-06) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND As firearm violence continues to be a focus within media and public safety entities, the monthly trends noted will continue to direct discussions and preventative actions. OBJECTIVE Examine trending in type, time, location, and demographics of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents and victims in Indianapolis during February 2023. KEY FINDINGS February 2023 saw an 84% increase in the number of shootings over February 2022 and a 93% increase in the total number of victims. From January to February, an 18% decrease in incidents and a 13% decrease in victims was noted. Non-fatal shootings made up 71% of incidents in February while fatal shootings made up 29%. While a decrease in the number of fatal shootings of juveniles occurred in February, the number of non-fatal shootings involving juveniles showed an increase. 63% of shootings occurred at a residence/apartment. Noted trends: An arrest was made in 24% of shootings. 20% of shootings involved multiple victims. 22% each of the incidents stemmed from a dispute, including a domestic dispute. In 7% of incidents, the shooting occurred during a crime in progress and in another 7%, the victim arrived at the hospital on their own.
Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings Monthly Summary January 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-02-02) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND As firearm violence continues to be a focus within media and public safety entities, the monthly trends noted will continue to direct discussions and preventative actions. OBJECTIVE Examine trending in type, time, location, and demographics of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents and victims in Indianapolis during January 2023. KEY FINDINGS January 2023 saw a 44% increase in the number of shootings over January 2022 and a 53% increase in the total number of victims. From December to January, a 17% increase in incidents and 29% increase in victims was noted. Non-fatal shootings made up 67% of incidents in January while fatal shootings made up 33%. A higher percentage of fatalities involved juveniles in January than nearly any month in 2022. In total, 18% of fatal shootings involved a juvenile victim while 82% were adults (among victims with ages reported). Noted trends: In 16% of incidents, the victim arrived at the hospital on their own. Multiple victims were involved in 14% of January incidents. 9% of incidents were reported as domestic disputes.
Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings Monthly Summary March 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-04-03) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND As firearm violence continues to be a focus within media and public safety entities, the monthly trends noted will continue to direct discussions and preventative actions. OBJECTIVE Examine trending in type, time, location, and demographics of fatal and non-fatal shooting incidents and victims in Indianapolis during March 2023. KEY FINDINGS March 2023 saw a 74% increase in the number of shootings over March 2022 and a 59% increase in the total number of victims. From February to March, a 2% increase in incidents and victims was noted. Non-fatal shootings made up 71% of incidents in March while fatal shootings made up 29%. Shootings, both fatal and non-fatal, involving juveniles increased in March. 36% of shootings occurred at a residence/apartment and 11% in a residential area. Noted trends: 23% of shootings involved multiple victims. An arrest was made in 19% of shootings. 11% stemmed from a domestic dispute while 9% involved a dispute not domestic related. 8% of victims arrived at the hospital on their own.
Firearm Violence and Effects on Concealed Gun Carrying: Large Debate and Small Effects
(Sage, 2016) Carter, Jeremy G.; Binder, Michael; School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Research has yet to identify a predictive relationship between crime and the issuance of aggregated concealed gun permits. The present study examines if a macro-level relationship exists between both concealed carry firearm applications and permits and violent crime committed with a firearm. Florida county-level data for concealed carry applications and violent crime are combined with police employment, socioeconomic, political, and firearm subculture variables across two temporal periods using both county and year fixed effects models. Unstandardized negative binomial regressions are employed with multiple alternative model specifications and diagnostic tests. Findings indicate a positive association between crime, especially those committed with a firearm, and concealed carry applications and permits. The effect size of firearm violent crime on concealed carry applications and permits is minimal. There is a demonstrable link between firearm violence and concealed carry applications and permits issued, net all covariates. Findings should be tempered by the minimal effect sizes.
Healthcare utilization and mental health outcomes among nonfatal shooting assault victims
(Elsevier, 2022-06) Magee, Lauren A.; Fortenberry, J. Dennis; Aalsma, Matthew C.; Gharbi, Sami; Wiehe, Sarah E.; School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Victims of nonfatal shooting (NFS) assaults suffer from emotional and physical trauma; however, little is understood about clinical care utilization patterns among victims. This study examines the healthcare utilization and mental health outcomes before and after an index NFS victimization. A longitudinal dataset of police and clinical data were linked at the individual level to define a cohort of NFS victims with one or more clinical encounter in the 24-months preceding an index NFS injury (N = 2,681) in Indianapolis, Indiana between 2005 and 2018. Mental health was defined using ICD diagnosis codes from any emergency department, inpatient, or outpatient encounter and clinical care utilization was the number of unique encounters within the 24-months preceding and following an index NFS injury. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to examine factors associated with a mental health diagnosis in the post injury period. Analyses were conducted in October 2021-March 2022. Overall clinical care utilization (Mean: pre = 277.7 (SD 235.3) vs. post = 333.9 (SD 255.1), p < 0.001) and mental health prevalence (14.4% pre vs. 18.8% post, p < 0.001) increased in the 24-months following an index NFS compared to the prior 24-months. Preinjury mental health utilization increased the odds of receiving a mental health diagnosis in the 24-months following an index NFS injury – particularly for Black victims (Odds Ratio 1.69, 95% CI 1.01, 2.85). The findings indicate missed opportunities within the healthcare system to connect NFS victims with needed mental health services, as well as the importance of premorbid connection to mental health care.
Juvenile Gun Violence March 17-20, 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana.
(2023-03-26) Spivey, Erin; Crawford, Jara; Kaur, Amarpreet; Magee, Lauren; Grommon, Eric
BACKGROUND Multiple shootings, including fatalities, involving juvenile victims occurred over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, continuing into Monday in Indianapolis. OBJECTIVE Examine the known circumstances, victimology, and locations of shootings in Indianapolis from March 17-20. KEY FINDINGS A total of 10 shootings involving 11 victims occurred from Friday, March 17, 2023 through Monday, March 20, 2023; 1 occurred on Friday, 2 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, and 3 on Monday. 4 victims were juveniles. 8 of the 10 shootings occurred between the hours of 8PM and 10AM. 5 of the shootings occurred at an apartment complex, residence, or in a residential area of the city. During the same 4-day period in 2022, there were 4 shootings involving 7 victims. None were reported by the media during this 4-day period in 2021 and 2020. Of the 11 victims, 4 were juveniles, including 1 fatality. More juveniles were shot during these 4 days than any other week in 2023.

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