Yale study finds that gun violence is a contagious social epidemic

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4. Go figure...

"As in other major US cities, violent gun crime in Chicago is intensely concentrated in a small number of socially and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods (where homicide rates can be upward of 75 per 100 000 people). Furthermore, gun violence is concentrated in small social networks: a recent study10 by one of us (A.V.P.) of nonfatal gunshot violence episodes in Chicago from 2006 to 2014 found that more than 70% of all subjects of gun violence could be located in networks containing less than 5% of the city’s population"

"social networks", "gangs", whatever. They do offer possible solutions...

"...violence prevention efforts should consider the social dynamics of gun violence: tracing the spread of violence episodes through social networks could provide valuable information for public health and medical professionals, in addition to law enforcement, looking to intervene with the people and communities at highest risk...concerted efforts should focus on making gun violence prevention efforts subject focused rather than offender focused by prioritizing the health and safety of those in harm’s way"