“Handguns and Hotspots: Spatio-temporal Models for Gun Crime in Chicago, Illinois”

P'Gill, G52
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Gun violence is a major public health problem in the United States. Costing $229 billion dollars annually, results in the deaths of 31,000 individuals and the non-fatal injury of 78,000 others. This research uses cellular automata models informed by data to observe, understand, and predict the spatio-temporal spread of gun crime in Chicago, Illinois and explore the efficacy of potential intervention strategies.