Study finds domestic violence involving firearms increased during COVID-19 pandemic

Comparing firearm domestic violence before and during pandemic

• domestic violence incidents
• firearm domestic violence incidents
• firearm domestic violence as a proportion of domestic violence incidents

• Domestic violence: After the start of the pandemic, police reports of domestic violence decreased in Kansas City, Los Angeles and Nashville and did not change in Chicago and Cincinnati compared with trends before the pandemic.
• Firearm domestic violence: There was a relative increase in reports of firearm domestic violence at the start of the pandemic in Chicago, Los Angeles and Nashville, with a relative decrease in Kansas City; there were no changes in Cincinnati.
• Domestic violence as a portion of overall domestic violence: There was an increase after the start of the pandemic in Chicago, Los Angeles and Nashville, and no changes were observed in Cincinnati and Kansas City.

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