Four social factors—mobility, trust in institutions, welfare spending and income inequality—are linked to gun homicide rates, new study finds. In particular, high social mobility is linked to 25% lower gun homicide rates on the neighborhood level.
As of 2017, gun homicides made up 14,542 of the nearly 40,000 gun deaths that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that year.
His hypothesis: people living in communities without the hope of a more prosperous future -- and without options -- may be more likely to resort to committing crimes. "These are people with inadequate access to resources," Crifasi, who was not associated with the study, told ABC News. , three out of four neighborhoods that were redlined in the United States decades ago continue to struggle economically.
Police investigate the scene of a quadruple homicide on the city's Southside, Dec. 17, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.He pointed to programs that make college more affordable for low-income students, as well as tax policies, such as a wealth tax, that could potentially shrink the gap between rich and poor.
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