Gun violence is down 30% in East Garfield Park

Gun violence is down 30% in East Garfield Park

Breakthrough reports gun violence is down 30% in East Garfield Park, homicides are down 30%, and carjackings and robberies are also down 30%. 

"And while even one shooting or loss of life is tragic, I am both encouraged and grateful for the progress that we have made together."

"On behalf of the entire Breakthrough Violence Prevention team pictured above, thank you. Thank you for investing in solutions that work. 

Every day, our team promotes peace and healing. We bring at-risk individuals and groups together for mediations; we host large safe-space events filled with joy; and we do the tough work of building non-aggression agreements.

The work can be taxing, but we believe in our community. And we believe in a future with zero gun violence incidents." 

- Damien Morris, Chief Program Officer, Violence Prevention