Community Justice released their fourth annual Violence Prevention Index (VPI) assessing the highest incidence of gun violence in 2021 and 2022 based on 35 criteria spanning three categories: Intervention and Risk Factor Reduction, Addressing the Root Causes of Violence, and Local Offices of Violence Prevention. New Orleans landed among the top ten cities with a score of 65 out of 100 for several programs, including outreach efforts to prevent violence, hospital-based intervention programs, victim and survivor services, restorative justice programs, emergency and transitional housing, school-based violence prevention programs and trauma recovery services. Check out WWL-TV to learn more.
