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  • The Cycle Of Chronic Gun Violence: How One Community Looks To Save Lives In A New Year

    Adhiti Bandlamudi

    January 15, 2020 |

    WUNC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Gun homicides in Durham increased an alarming 20% in 2019, but one bright spot was the county public health department's Bull City United program. Since 2016, BCU is credited with reducing shootings by 28% in two areas where it was deployed. BCU follows the Cure Violence model, a violence interruption strategy using mediators, sometimes former gang members, to intervene face to face when disputes seem headed for gunfire, offering services to help young people. This public-health model of stopping the spread of violence can fail if used in a transient neighborhood lacking community organizers.

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