US homicides by firearms concentrated among Black youth before, during, and after the start of COVID-19 pandemic

US homicides by firearms concentrated among Black youth before, during, and after the start of COVID-19 pandemic

In 2020, the United States saw the largest one-year increase in homicides since 1960. In a new study, researchers examined disparities in race and ethnicity for deaths by firearm homicides from 2018 to 2022, before, during, and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that deaths by firearm homicide were concentrated among Black 15- to 24-year-olds in all of the years studied, suggesting that social and structural conditions contributed to these racial disparities.

​Medical Xpress – latest medical and health news stories

Read More


Discover more from Nurse Unity Chats

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Comments

No comments yet. Why don’t you start the discussion?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *