Ambulatory Health Care Data

• Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd/index.htm

Baltimore Witness Homicide & Non-Fatal Shooting Data 

• Source: Baltimore Witness
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Links: 
  • Data Explorer: https://baltimorewitness.org/data-explorer/
  • Interactive Map: https://baltimorewitness.org/interactive-map/
  • Conviction Rates: https://baltimorewitness.org/conviction-rates/
  • Incident Timelines: https://baltimorewitness.org/timeline/
  • Data Analysis Articles: https://baltimorewitness.org/news/data/

dataMontgomery

• Source: Montgomery County
• Type: Local Goverment
• Link: https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/Public-Safety/Crime/icn6-v9z3/about_data

DC Firearm Injury Surveillance Dashboard (Firearm Injury Emergency Room Visits)

• Source: DC Health, Center for Policy, Planning and Evaluation
• Type: DC Government
• Link: https://dchealth.dc.gov/dc_faster

DC 2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison

• Source: DC Metropolitan Police Department
• Type: DC Government
• Link: https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/district-crime-data-glance

District Gun Violence Dashboards

• Source: DC Office of Gun Violence Prevention
• Type: DC Government
• Link: https://www.buildingblocks.dc.gov/data

Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST)

• Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/firearm-inquiry-statistics-fist-program

Gun Violence Archive

• Source: Gun Violence Archive (GVA)
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

Gun Homicides Map

• Source: The New York Times
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/14/us/gun-homicides-map.html

GVPedia Data Visualization Tool

• Source: The Gun Violence Archive
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://dataviz.gvpedia.org/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Mapping Firearm Suicides and Homicides in California

• Source: Hope and Heal Fund
• Type: State Government / Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Links: 
  • https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e9d1a39f8f4a465f9cf865c5db498dd3
  • https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/772863bd79834f5baee7de45df4348bb
  • https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c2683d64ae5e458c824b097511d108f9/ 

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence Dashboard

• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/injury-violence-data/data-vis/index.html 

Maryland National Incident Based Reporting (NIBRS) Crime Dashboard

• Source: Maryland State Police
• Type: State Government
• Link: https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Pages/Dashboards/NIBRSCrimeDashboard.aspx

Massachusetts Firearm Records Bureau

• Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
• Type: State Government
• Link: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/data-about-firearms-licensing-and-transactions 
  • Provides data on firearm transactions, licenses, stolen firearms, etc.

National Center for Health Statistics

• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

• Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/ncvs

National Criminal Background Check System

• Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/nics#Reports-%20Statistics 
  • Provides monthly state data on the number of firearm background checks performed and their outcomes.

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

• Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm

National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP)

• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/index.html

National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)

• Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datasources/nvdrs/index.html 

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)

• Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/index.htm

Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium: Data Dashboards

• Source: Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/

ShotSpotter

• Source: SoundThinking
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.soundthinking.com/law-enforcement/leading-gunshot-detection-system/ 
  • Download data for select cities here.

Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI)

• Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/survey-prison-inmates-spi

The Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report

• Source: U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atf.gov/file/142946/

The Federal Firearms Licensee Statistics Theft/Loss Reports

• Source: U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atf.gov/file/142186/download

The Firearms Commerce Report

• Source: U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/report/2019-firearms-commerce-report/

The Firearms Trace Data

• Source: U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-tracing-center

The Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees

• Source: U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/listing-federal-firearms-licensees

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

• Source: The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

Violence Prevention Index Report

• Source: Community Justice
• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://thecommunityjustice.net/violence-prevention-index

Violence Reduction Dashboard

• Source: City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor
• Type: City Government
• Link: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/vrd/home.html

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)

• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://nccd.cdc.gov/Youthonline/App/Default.aspx

"How police violence reshapes community health and trust"

• Date Published: December 3, 2024
• Source: The Brookings Institution
• Link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-police-violence-reshapes-community-health-and-trust/

"Violence Reduction Center Seeks to Scale ‘Invaluable’ Violence Reduction Tool"

• Date Published: October 15, 2024
• Source: UMD College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS)
• Link: https://bsos.umd.edu/featured-content/violence-reduction-center-seeks-scale-invaluable-violence-reduction-tool

"2024 Sees Smallest Summer Surge in Gun Violence Rates in 6 Years"

• Date Published: September 23, 2024
• Source: Center for American Progress
• Link: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/2024-sees-smallest-summer-surge-in-gun-violence-rates-in-6-years/

"Gun Violence in the United States 2022"

• Date Published: September 2024
• Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
• Link: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2024-09/2022-cgvs-gun-violence-in-the-united-states.pdf

"16,648 Reasons to Live"

• Date Published: September 9, 2024
• Source: Maryland Today
• Link: https://today.umd.edu/16-648-reasons-to-live

"Firearm Safe Storage"

• Source: Maryland Department of Health
• Link: https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Documents/MDH%20FirearmSafeStorage%26YouthSuicidePrevention.pdf

Click here to find a list of UMD groups dedicated to violence intervention, prevention, and research.

120 Initiative on Gun Violence Prevention

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://consortium.org/120-initiative-gun-violence-prevention/

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.bradyunited.org/

CDC Resources for Action

• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/php/resources-for-action/index.html 

Center for American Progress

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.americanprogress.org/topic/gvp/

Center for Injury Prevention and Policy, University of Maryland Medical Center

• Type: Healthcare/Public Health
• Link: https://www.umms.org/ummc/health-services/shock-trauma/center-injury-prevention-policy 

Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://cebcp.org/our-mission/ 

Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (VRC) at UMD

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://vrc.umd.edu/

Center for Victim Research 

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://victimresearch.org/about/

Community Justice Action Fund

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.cjactionfund.org/

Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the University of Pennsylvania

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://crimejusticelab.org/

  Everytown for Gun Safety

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.everytown.org/

Giffords Center for Violence Intervention

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://giffords.org/ 

The Hope and Heal Fund

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://hopeandhealfund.org/ 

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions

Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org/

Maryland Center for School Safety

• Type: State Government
• Link: https://schoolsafety.maryland.gov/

Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center at UMD

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://bsos.umd.edu/MCRIC

Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services

• Type: State Government
• Link: https://goccp.maryland.gov/

Maryland Statistical Analysis Center (Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy)

• Type: State Government
• Link: https://goccp.maryland.gov/crime-statistics/

Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://mdpgv.org/

Maryland Violence Prevention Coalition

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://mdpgv.org/coalition/

Moms Demand Action

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://momsdemandaction.org/

National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR)

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.ncgvr.org/

National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://erpo.org/

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://nij.ojp.gov/

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (NJGVRC) at Rutgers University

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://gunviolenceresearchcenter.rutgers.edu/

Newtown Action Alliance

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/

Project Unloaded

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://projectunloaded.org/

Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/

Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.firearmresearchsociety.org

Roca (focuses on reducing urban violence)

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://rocainc.org/who-we-are/overview/

The Injury and Violence Prevention Program at the VCU Health Trauma Center

• Type: Healthcare/Public Health
• Link: https://www.vcuhealth.org/services/injury-and-violence-prevention

The Black and Brown Collective for Community Solutions to Gun Violence

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://thebbcollective.org/ 

The Trace: The only newsroom dedicated to covering gun violence

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.thetrace.org/about-the-trace/

UMB Center for Violence Prevention

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://www.umaryland.edu/violence-prevention/

Violence Policy Center

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://vpc.org/

White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ogvp/

Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM)

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://aim.umd.edu/

Center for Community Engagement at UMD

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://oce.umd.edu/

Community Research, Equity, and Design (CReED) Collective

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://creed.umd.edu/

Design Justice Network

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://designjustice.org/read-the-principles

Design Justice Publications (The MIT Press)

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://designjustice.mitpress.mit.edu/

Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS)

• Type: Academic
• Link: https://www.trails.umd.edu/

Principles of Community Engagement (PCE) - 3rd Edition

• Type: Federal Government
• Link: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/principles-community-engagement/php/about/index.html

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Type: Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
• Link: https://www.rwjf.org/ 
  • "Why Community Input Must Inform Grantmaking": https://www.rwjf.org/en/insights/blog/2024/01/why-community-input-must-inform-grantmaking.html 
  • The Ways of Knowing Symposia: https://www.evidenceforaction.org/news-events/ways-knowing-symposia