Fifteen years after Jordan Costa first grieved her dad, she learned that the violence prevention work she'd dedicated herself to could save others like him.

The president made baseless claims about the murder rate and immigrants during his speech.

The defining quality of being a gun violence researcher — other than measuring harm — may be constantly fighting for public health funding. This has been true for decades.  But, one year into the Trum...

Bad Bunny performed part of the Super Bowl halftime show from a power-line-themed set, drawing attention to the problem of widespread blackouts in Puerto Rico

For a new analysis, The Trace catalogued how many grants were canceled or redirected during Trump’s first year in office.

Trump rolled back many of Biden’s policies, but gun rights supporters say he hasn't gone far enough.

The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.

Renee Nicole Good was, among many other things, a mom, daughter, and poet. Her father said she “had a good life, but a hard life,” and her mother described her as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever…

It's hard to estimate since it's made up of dozens of public and private companies. In this edition of Ask The Trace, we attempt an answer.

Democratic lawmakers are confident that Abigail Spanberger will resurrect bills vetoed by her Republican predecessor.

With few rules on how the courses are taught, gun aficionados have stepped in to run them.

A study on a program in Seattle shows how to make bleeding control skills more accessible to people who otherwise may not find them.

Despite Adlone Morris's best attempts, he couldn't keep his sons from joining a gang as teenagers. Now they all work to make Detroit safer.

The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened 60 thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.

The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from a wide array of disciplines to discuss ideas for preventing shooting deaths and injuries.

Many gunshot victims are covered under Medicaid, a program at risk as Congress battles over spending.

The Trace’s Atlas of American Gun Violence has been updated to allow you to search by address, county, congressional district, type of shooting — and to download maps.

Dr. Tim Kummer responded to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. He wants a ban on assault-style weapons — and a way for Americans to have a healthier conversation about the gun issue.

The recent uptick in political attacks has shaken Americans. Researchers are examining the sentiments related to these acts.

More older Mainers died by gun suicide than in car crashes over a 15-year period, data that mirrors a troubling trend across the country.

The Trace spoke to veteran researchers who explained that the president’s strategy to decrease crime in urban cities ignores leading public health research, and sidelines critical suicide prevention…

More and more older Americans are dying by firearm suicide, a new analysis from The Trace and GQ reveals. Older white men and those in rural areas experience alarmingly high rates.

As the Trump administration pushes deep cuts to the CDC, we’ve compiled 10 examples of how the agency’s gun violence work has shaped policy and prevention.

The gun reform group has been rocked by divisions, layoffs, and — most recently — a lawsuit alleging racism and retaliation.

We spoke with a policing expert from Yale Law School about whether a federal takeover could come to New York or Chicago.

Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding…

Health officials are intensifying their criticism of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act’’ that was signed into law by President Donald Trump this month, warning that the bill will have compounding effect...

Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic has an ambitious plan to teach future doctors about gun violence prevention.

“I can’t believe people have such a short attention span," said one resident after the anniversary of one of America's most deadly racist mass shootings.

Its unorthodox strategy is among a slate of state efforts to address intimate partner gun violence.

The decision marks a major setback for Mexico’s yearslong effort to stop the American gun industry from allegedly stoking cartel violence.

Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.

A Trace analysis published last year found that the federal government had invested more than $137 million in gun violence research since 2020 — an unprecedented amount. In 2025, there have already be...

For decades, politicians and gun lobbying organizations have perpetuated the notion that mental health issues drive mass violence. A new study is challenging that narrative, though, showing that, rath...

When epidemiologist Maeve Wallace first began publishing national data on pregnancy-associated homicide and suicide nine years ago, she knew that more granular numbers would be essential to…

In November 2024, as he awaited the fallout from the presidential election results, Dr. Garen Wintemute gathered a group of his colleagues at UC Davis to plan how they would download the thousands of…

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In a new analysis, The Trace figured out the number of people who might have lived if gun violence had remained at its 2019 level.

The agency’s recommendation comes less than a year after an investigation by The Trace found that thousands of used police guns were involved in crimes.