Tag Archives: Homicides

Once again, Tennessee One of the Worst States for Black Homicide Victimization

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Black Homicide Victimization is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center representing an analysis of the unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data for black homicide victimization submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  Tennessee is yet again one of the worst states in the entire country for black homicide victimization. In Tennessee, the most recent Violence Policy

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Report: TN gun deaths topped traffic deaths in 2013

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from Jordan Buie at The Tennessean Just days before the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Nashville, a D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for gun control released an analysis Tuesday that said the state’s gun deaths surpassed motor vehicle deaths in 2013. The Violence Policy Center said Tennessee shares this distinction with 16 other states, along with the District

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