Did anti-Asian violence rise after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? Efforts to answer this question are compromised … studying whether anti-Asian violence rose after March 2020 that addresses each of these concerns. Using data from the FBI …'s National Incident-Based Reporting System, we study inter-race violence occurring in public spaces. While public violence …

Can gun violence be deterred at low cost? We report the results of a randomized experiment of a messaging intervention … which was designed to reduce gun violence among individuals under parole supervision with a prior violent felony conviction … community. The program did not lead to a reduction in gun violence or create community spillover effects but did reduce parole …

Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant numbers of homicides … smaller effect sizes. These results underscore the need to recognize the broader impact of violence on vulnerable populations … when assessing the true costs of firearm violence. Calculations based on our estimates suggest significant economic burdens …