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This interactive map shows how each state ranks in terms of overall levels of gun violence.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy, Gun Violence Prevention, State and Local Policy
Senior Constituency Media Associate
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Director, Media Relations
Interim Executive Vice President, Communications
Senior Director, Government Affairs
The interactive map below shows how each state ranks in terms of overall levels of gun violence. These rankings were based on an analysis of 10 categories of gun violence across all 50 states, which is described in detail in “America Under Fire: An Analysis of Gun Violence in the United States and the Link to Weak Gun Laws.” Click on a state to download a fact sheet about gun violence in that state.
Chelsea Parsons is the Vice President of Guns and Crime Policy at the Center for American Progress. Eugenio Weigend is the Senior Policy Analyst for the Guns and Crime Policy team at the Center.
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Former Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
Former Director
Protecting people from crime is one of the government’s most fundamental and urgent responsibilities. However, the current reality is that too many crimes go unsolved and too many victims lack justice. The Center for American Progress is committed to advancing evidence-based policies that keep individuals safe by solving crime when it happens, ensuring swift and certain accountability for those who harm others, and preventing crime in the first place.