This page presents answers to some questions that we frequently get regarding CeaseFire. Q1: Why does Chicago continue to have so many murders, yet CeaseFire, a proven intervention, is active in Chicago?
• The short and simple answer to this question is coverage. And the best way to demonstrate this is with an example. In the picture below (click image for a larger verion or to download), The communities of Roseland, Pullman, and West Pullman are shown with the homicides, shootings and CeaseFire zone. As is shown, CeaseFire operates in a very small portion of these communities, while many areas with severe gun violence problems go without a CeaseFire program. If CeaseFire had the funding to cover these high crime areas, these communities would be able to reduce the violence. • The second part of the answer to this question is that since CeaseFire was introduced in Chicago, murders have dropped significantly. Before CeaseFire began working in Chicago, there were consistantly over 600 homicides each year. In 2004, when CeaseFire received state funding and was able to expand into many communities in Chicago, homicides dropped to 448 homicides, the lowest level since the 1960s. And homicid
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