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States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates

By Sally Martinelli | Violence Policy Center on Sep 29, 2022 Featured, Health

Highest Rates in States with Higher Gun Ownership Rates, Weaker Gun Violence Prevention Laws Washington, DC — States with lower rates of gun ownership and stronger gun violence prevention laws have the lowest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of 2020 data (the most recent year […]

Alaska Leads Nation in Rate of Women Murdered by Men

By Sally Martinelli | Violence Policy Center on Sep 18, 2018 State

Washington, DC — Alaska ranked first in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men, with a rate of 3.40 per 100,000, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) study When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2016 Homicide Data. This is the third year in a row that Alaska has ranked first for […]