Violence Research Links
We hear and read – that the research on gun violence is lacking. This page is devoted to research and there is plenty of research.
FBI, Secret Service, BJS, NIJ, try Google Scholar or NIH
Secret Service
Report on School Shootings 2002
https://www.secretservice.gov/data/protection/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf
FBI DATA TABLES:
FBI VAULT
- Columbine High School Part 2 of 4https://vault.fbi.gov/Columbine%20High%20School%20/Columbine%20High%20School%20Part%202%20of%204/view7 years ago[Download]
- Columbine High School Part 4 of 4https://vault.fbi.gov/Columbine%20High%20School%20/Columbine%20High%20School%20Part%204%20of%204/view7 years ago[Download]
- Columbine High School Part 3 of 4https://vault.fbi.gov/Columbine%20High%20School%20/Columbine%20High%20School%20Part%203%20of%204/view7 years ago[Download]
- Columbine High School Part 1 of 4https://vault.fbi.gov/Columbine%20High%20School%20/Columbine%20High%20School%20Part%201%20of%204/view7 years ago[Download]
- Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Part 01 of 03https://vault.fbi.gov/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting/Sandy%20Hook%20Elementary%20School%20Shooting%20Part%2001%20of%2003/view5 months ago[Download]
- Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Part 03 of 03https://vault.fbi.gov/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting/Sandy%20Hook%20Elementary%20School%20Shooting%20Part%2003%20of%2003/view5 months ago[Download]
- Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Part 02 of 03https://vault.fbi.gov/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting/Sandy%20Hook%20Elementary%20School%20Shooting%20Part%2002%20of%2003/view5 months ago[Download]
Virginia Tech Part 01 of 01https://vault.fbi.gov/virginia-tech/Virginia%20Tech%20Part%2001%20of%2001/view7 years ago[Download]
NIJ Firearm murder rate peaked in the 1990’s.
https://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/pages/welcome.aspx
BJS
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbse&sid=31
Top 25 Murder Rates By Country
UNODC murder rates (per 100,000 inhabitants). Most recent year UNODC has published
| Rank | Country | Murder Rate (Per 100,000 Inhabitants) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 91.6 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 69.2 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 52.2 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 45.1 |
| 5 | Belize | 41.4 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 38.5 |
| 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38.2 |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.2 |
| 9 | Colombia | 33.4 |
| 10 | South Africa | 31.1 |
| 11 | Bahamas | 27.4 |
| 12 | Brazil | 26.7 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 26.2 |
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 25.2 |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 25 |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.9 |
| 17 | Mexico | 22.7 |
| 18 | Panama | 21.6 |
| 19 | Greenland | 19.2 |
| 20 | Guyana | 18.6 |
| 21 | Ecuador | 15.2 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 14.3 |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 13.6 |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 12.8 |
| 25 | Grenada | 11.5 |