Table 1. Frequency of gun violence in census block groups January 2009–July 2015.
Factor | Range | Median | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 0–92 | 5 | |
Proportion of houses rented | ≤ median | 0–85 | 2 |
> median | 0–92 | 13 | |
Proportion of households identifying as AA or Hisp | ≤ median | 0–28 | 2 |
> median | 0–92 | 22 | |
Ratio of empty to occupied houses | ≤ median | 0–62 | 2 |
> median | 0–92 | 14 | |
Ratio of females to males | ≤ median | 0–57 | 3 |
> median | 0–92 | 13 |
Incidents of gunshots were cumulated over the entire study period.
AA: African American
Hisp: Hispanic