Improving Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention Initiatives in the 67th Precinct of New York City

• In Event: Guns, Gangs, and Community Interventions

Abstract

With funding from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), the Urban Institute, in partnership with the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI), investigated gun violence and gun violence prevention and intervention initiatives in the 67th Precinct and surrounding neighborhoods in New York City through a review of existing literature, analysis of crime and shooting data, and interviews and focus groups with gun violence prevention and intervention initiative staff and community members. Through this research we understood that the 67th Precinct has a vast community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystem that is limited in its impact by lack of community awareness of interventions and services, resource constraints and competition amongst CVI organizations, community distrust in the criminal legal system and police, and shortage of affordable housing. This paper summarizes findings and presents five key recommendations for the field of gun violence prevention and intervention and for CVI professionals working in the 67th Precinct.

Authors

• Lily Robin, Urban Institute, Justice and Safety Division

• Paige S. Thompson, Urban Institute

• Josh Fording, Urban Institute

• Travis Reginal, Urban Institute

• Andreea Matei, Urban Institute