‘The city made a mistake’: why a marquee Oakland violence prevention program broke down

Experts say Operation Ceasefire contributed to a significant decrease in homicides before falling off track - what happened?

By the end of last year, major cities across the United States released violent crime reports that looked markedly different than those in recent years.

The increase in gun violence and homicides that had devastated underserved Black and Latino communities since the pandemic was finally beginning to ebb, including in cities like Detroit and St Louis, with incident numbers seeing their first dips since 2020.