Research

Local Data:

The Boston Globe has compiled police records of every homicide in Boston since 2008. Each pin represents a single murder. Click on the links to see more information about each of them.

Homicides 2008 Homicides 2009 Homicides 2010 (To Date)

Literature Review

Our research team has compiled a survey of academic studies, reports and other resources on youth violence from disciplines as far-ranging as sociology, criminology, public health, psychology and economics. The over 200 sources listed here are only a part of the background research conducted for this project to determine what is publicly known about youth violence and how academics are interpreting that information.

Stories

See what people have been doing to prevent youth violence in Boston, from police to academics to city officials to community members.

Links

Here you will find links to outside resources on youth violence, such as the Surgeon General's report and national-level statistics from the Justice Department.



	Too much information? For anyone who's not interested in sifting through the full literature review, some of the more interesting parts have been compiled into a handy and concise factsheet. Neighborhood Briefing Documents For each neighborhood in the Project, our research team compiled a 40 page briefing document of history, maps, demographics and institutional resources. All four documents can be found here.

Research

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