Innovative gun violence program saved many lives and millions of dollars, researchers find

Stockton, California, a city that was the tenth most dangerous in the US, has seen a 20% drop in gun homicides with a program that saved $42m

An innovative gun violence reduction program has helped to drastically reduce firearms deaths over several years in one northern California city and has saved taxpayers millions of dollars, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, has found.

The study focuses on the successes of Advance Peace, a violence prevention program that employs formerly incarcerated residents to build relationships with the small number of people responsible for and most affected by gun violence.