TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Firearm and nonfirearm violence after Operation Peacemaker Fellowship in Richmond, California, 1996-2016
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Matthay, Ellicott C.
A1  - Farkas, Kriszta
A1  - Rudolph, Kara E.
A1  - Zimmerman, Scott
A1  - Barragan, Melissa
A1  - Goin, Dana E.
A1  - Ahern, Jennifer
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - <i>Objectives.</i> To evaluate whether the Operation Peacemaker Fellowship, an innovative firearm violence-prevention program implemented in Richmond, California, was associated with reductions in firearm and nonfirearm violence.<i>Methods.</i> We compiled city- and jurisdiction-level quarterly counts of violent firearm and nonfirearm incidents from statewide records of deaths from and hospital visits for homicide and assault (2005-2016) and from nationwide crime records of homicides and aggravated assaults (1996-2015). We applied a generalization of the synthetic control method to compare observed patterns in firearm and nonfirearm violence after implementation of the program (June 2010) to those predicted in the absence of the program, using a weighted combination of comparison cities or jurisdictions.<i>Results.</i> The program was associated with reductions in firearm violence (annually, 55% fewer deaths and hospital visits, 43% fewer crimes) but also unexpected increases in nonfirearm violence (annually, 16% more deaths and hospital visits, 3% more crimes). These associations were unlikely to be attributable to chance for all outcomes except nonfirearm homicides and assaults in crime data.<i>Conclusions.</i> The Operation Peacemaker Fellowship may have been effective in reducing firearm violence in Richmond but may have increased nonfirearm violence. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print September 19, 2019: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305288).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305288
ID  - ref1
ER  -