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The Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), housed in the Department of Public Health, developed the 40-point Gun Violence Prevention Platform in June 2022, following horrific mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, and significant increases in firearm injuries and deaths in LA County including a mass shooting in ...
LA County Department of Public Health Office of Violence Prevention. OVP monitors the trends and circumstances of violent deaths affecting Los Angeles County to inform decision makers and program planners about ways to prevent and intervene on violence in the community, at home and in the workplace.
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The Impact of Gun Violence in California: In August 2023, Attorney General Bonta released the first-ever report from the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The report provides a comprehensive revie...Domestic Violence Involving Firearms: Released in November 2023, this data report provides an in-depth look at the ties between domestic violence and firearms. The report examines data illustrating...Pathways to Safety: California’s Nine Court Protection Orders to Prevent Gun Violence: Released in June 2024, this report provides an in-depth look at California’s uniquely broad array of nine cour...Yes. Although the United States is an outlier when compared to gun violence in other wealthy nations, California has one of the lowest rates 1 of firearm mortality in the country—44th out of 50. 2 Only Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, and Connecticut have lower firearm mortality rates. Notably, all of these states received...
California was the first state in the nation to adopt a “red flag law,” which allows courts to issue restraining orders preventing individuals deemed to be a danger to themselves or others from pos...
Nov 7, 2023 · The Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention, in partnership with California Community Foundation (CCF), has awarded more than $5.8 million for violence intervention and prevention programs, including seven hospital violence intervention programs, 10 street outreach programs and one peer to peer learning academy – in the ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Despite a statewide stay-at-home order, Los Angeles recorded 332 killings in 2020, a precipitous jump — 95 more lives lost to murder than the year before, according to the city’s crime data. Almost all of the increase in homicides took place in Los Angeles’ Black or Hispanic neighborhoods.
Apr 8, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health unveiled Friday its multi-point Gun Violence Prevention Platform to address firearm homicides impacting communities in...
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Aug 15, 2023 · LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released the first-ever “Office of Gun Violence Prevention Data Report,” shedding further light on the impact of gun violence in California and the nation.
