RT Article
T1 An investigation of the impact of the pandemic era on shooting victimizations in Detroit, Michigan
JF Journal of crime and justice
VO 46
IS 3
SP 412
OP 428
A1 De Biasi, Alaina
A2 Circo, Giovanni
A2 Krupa, Julie M.
A2 Rzotkiewicz, Amanda
A2 Liebler, Juli
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/184736683X
AB Despite the devastating effects of firearm violence on individuals, families, and communities, research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on firearm violence remains at a minimum. Our study contributes to this body of research by estimating the impact of two critical pandemic era timeframes on fatal and nonfatal shooting victimizations in Detroit, Michigan, using an innovative Bayesian Structural Time Series methodology. For each timeframe, we consider the impact of the pandemic era on total shooting victimizations, shooting victimizations that occurred at a residence (or at home), and shooting victimizations that occurred elsewhere. Our findings suggest that the pandemic era contributed to all three types of shooting victimizations in Detroit. We discuss the limitations of our study, along with directions for future research. Overall, we believe that our study underscores the importance of adopting a comprehensive and evidence-based strategy to prevent firearm-related fatalities and injuries.
K1 Fatal Shootings
K1 Non-fatal Shootings
K1 COVID-19 pandemic
K1 Firearm Violence
DO 10.1080/0735648X.2022.2148712