Data published recently indicates that mass shootings in America have doubled since 2014. Mass shootings - as defined by the Gun Violence Archive - are incidents where at least four victims are shot. There were 649 in 2022.

In addition to the untold tragedy represented by every one of these events, new data shows that the higher a city’s Black population, the more likely it is to experience a mass shooting. The research published in JAMA Surgery (a medical journal) examines the demographics of these events and the statistical link to housing segregation, redlining and other racially discriminatory housing practices.

Racial and economic polarization impact mass shootings by correlating with places where the segregation rate was high, where there was a high percentage of Black residents, where the gap between rich and poor was very large and where there were higher rates of single-parent households. Those findings suggested to the researchers that housing policies that have historically pushed Black residents to certain neighborhoods and a lack of economic opportunity could put people at higher risk of mass shootings.

New York has the nation's second highest rank on the segregation index and then is also 2nd worst in income inequality.

Read the full article, HERE.

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