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Which states dedicate funding to violence intervention programs?

41 states have adopted this policy

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Alabama has not adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Alaska has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Arizona has not adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Arkansas has not adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

California has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Colorado has adopted this policy

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Connecticut has adopted this policy

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Delaware has adopted this policy

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Florida has adopted this policy

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Georgia has adopted this policy

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Hawaii has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Idaho has not adopted this policy

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Illinois has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Indiana has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Iowa has adopted this policy

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Kansas has adopted this policy

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Kentucky has adopted this policy

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Louisiana has adopted this policy

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Maine has not adopted this policy

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Maryland has adopted this policy

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Massachusetts has adopted this policy

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Michigan has adopted this policy

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Minnesota has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Mississippi has not adopted this policy

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Missouri has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Montana has adopted this policy

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Nebraska has adopted this policy

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Nevada has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

New Hampshire has not adopted this policy

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New Jersey has adopted this policy

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New Mexico has adopted this policy

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New York has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

North Carolina has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

North Dakota has adopted this policy

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Ohio has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Oklahoma has not adopted this policy

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Oregon has adopted this policy

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Pennsylvania has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Rhode Island has adopted this policy

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South Carolina has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

South Dakota has not adopted this policy

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Tennessee has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Texas has adopted this policy

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Utah has adopted this policy

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Vermont has adopted this policy

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Virginia has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

Washington has adopted this policy

Violence Intervention Program Funding

West Virginia has adopted this policy

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Wisconsin has adopted this policy

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Wyoming has adopted this policy

What It Does

Violence intervention programs, through their use of evidence and community-informed, comprehensive support to individuals at greatest risk of gunshot victimization, are demonstrated to reduce gunshot injury and death in areas most impacted by gun violence. State investments in these programs, which are often led by community-based organizations, are critical to their ongoing stability. Three states—Connecticut, Illinois, and Wyoming—set funding levels at over 0.1% of their total budget. A full discussion on Violence Intervention Programs is here.

The Impact

A 2017 evaluation of Cure Violence in two New York City neighborhoods found the program was associated with significant declines in gun injuries (by 37% in the South Bronx and 50% in East New York) and shooting victimizations (63% decrease in the South Bronx).

Violence Intervention Program Funding

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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
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Show Citations and Footnotes 
Delgado SA, Alsabahi L, Wolff K, Alexander N, Cobar P, & Butts JA. (2017, October 2). The effects of cure violence in the South Bronx and East New York, Brooklyn. Denormalizing violence: A series of reports from the John Jay College Evaluation of Cure Violence Programs in New York City. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://johnjayrec.nyc/2017/10/02/cvinsobronxeastny/.

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