TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Characterizing gun violence by time, day of the week, holidays, and month in 6 US cities, 2015-2021
JO  - Journal of biological rhythms
A1  - Klerman, Elizabeth B.
A1  - Affouf, Mahmoud
A1  - Robbins, Rebecca
A1  - Iyer, Jay M.
A1  - Griggs, Cornelia
A1  - Masiakos, Peter T.
A1  - Sacks, Chana A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Developing interventions to prevent firearm-related violence and to address its consequences requires an improved understanding of when these violent events are most likely to occur. We explored gunshot events in 6 of the most populated cities in the United States by time of day, day of week, holiday/non-holiday, and month using publicly available datasets. In some of these cities, gunshot events occurred most often at nighttime, on holidays and weekends, and during summer months, with significant interaction effects. There were also time-related changes in characteristics of the victims. Primary prevention efforts aimed at curbing firearm-related violence should consider these differential risks.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-7304
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07487304231208469
ID  - ref1
ER  -