Table 2.

Violence interrupter, hybrid outreach worker, and site manager demographics

	Chicago		Baltimore
	Violence interruptersa	Site managers	Hybrid outreach workersb	Site managers
	n = 9	n = 4	n = 15	n = 4
Mean age	43	47	37	46
Age range	29–54	37–60	29–65	40–48
Female	1	1	2	1
Previously incarcerated	8	3	11	3
Resided or hung out in target neighborhood	9	4	15	3
Time in current job role (years)
t < 1	0	1	5	3
1 ≤ t < 2	2	2	5	1
2 ≤ t < 3	0	1	5	0
t ≥ 3	7	0	–c	–c

^aIn Chicago, violence interrupters conduct conflict mediation, and separate outreach workers serve as youth case managers

^bHybrid outreach workers in Baltimore conduct conflict mediations and maintain a caseload of high-risk youth whom they mentor and connect to services

^cThe Baltimore program had been operating for almost 3 years at the time of data collection, and CeaseFire Chicago had been operating for approximately 10 years