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First it was mass shootings. Now it’s a significant increase in the number of murders across the country.
President Joe Biden released a five-point plan last week to combat violence – specifically gun violence. It includes money for the hiring of more police officers just a year after racial injustice protestors often called for spending less on police departments or even defunding the police.
What’s driving the surge in homicides that are up since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic? Gun sales are way up but experts say that’s not the only factor. More people losing their incomes and being cooped up may be contributors as well.
On Monday’s Smart Talk, we’re joined by two nationally known experts to discuss the rising murder rate. Appearing on the program are Dr. Cassandra Crifasi, Deputy Director, Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Jeff Asher, data analyst and co-founder of AH Datalytic.
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