Black Homicide Victimization

Guns are by far the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide victims in America, according to a new study by the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The study found that 86 percent of Black homicide victims nationwide were killed with guns. Of these, two-thirds were killed with a handgun. In addition to national data, the annual study, Black Homicide Victimization in the … [Read more...] about More than 85 percent of black homicide victims killed with guns, study finds

91 percent of Black homicide victims in Wisconsin were killed with guns Wisconsin has the second-highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 37.57 per 100,000—nearly twice the national Black homicide victimization rate and more than seven times the overall homicide rate nationwide— according to a new analysis by the Violence Policy Center … [Read more...] about Wisconsin ranked #2 for Black homicide victimization