#homicide-rates

#homicide-rates

Stand-your-ground laws, effective in over half of U.S. states, are linked to increased homicide rates, racial outcomes disparity, and greater public costs.

"What we're seeing is a broader trend that goes over several years. We're seeing homicide rates go down all across the United States."

It's tragic for my family and me, as someone who's been very actively seeking answers on my brother's murder. I never would have fathomed three years ago that we would be at this particular point.