Objectives

Examine the spatial relationship between firearm dealers and shootings in Atlanta.

Methods

We combine data from the Atlanta Police Department (APD), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the American Community Survey (ACS) to conduct a street network analysis from 2016 through 2018. We employ the Network Cross K Function to assess whether firearm dealers attract shootings in the city. We examine whether this spatial relationship differs by level of concentrated disadvantage in neighborhoods.

Results

Without consideration of concentrated neighborhood disadvantage, firearm dealers and shootings are spatially unrelated to one another. Tract-level disadvantage influences the relationship between firearm dealers and shootings wherein dealers significantly attract shootings in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Conversely, shootings are located further from gun stores in non-disadvantaged communities. Shootings related to manslaughter and assault, but not robbery, are spatially associated with firearm dealers in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Conclusions

Building on prior research regarding firearm dealers and gun violence, we find support for an attraction effect in disadvantaged neighborhoods for certain types of shootings. We contextualize these findings within a broader discussion of how firearm dealers contribute to the complex ecology of local gun violence. This is important in light of federal policies and investments related to the prevention of and response to gun crime.

中文翻译：

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枪支经销商和地方枪支暴力：亚特兰大枪击事件和集中劣势的街头网络分析

目标

检查枪支经销商和亚特兰大枪击事件之间的空间关系。

方法

我们结合了亚特兰大警察局 (APD)、酒精、烟草、枪支和爆炸物管理局 (ATF) 和美国社区调查 (ACS) 的数据，对 2016 年至 2018 年的街道网络进行了分析。我们采用网络Cross K 功能评估枪支经销商是否在城市中吸引枪击事件。我们研究了这种空间关系是否因社区集中劣势的程度而异。

结果

如果不考虑集中的邻里劣势，枪支经销商和枪击事件在空间上是互不相关的。区域层面的劣势影响枪支经销商与枪击事件之间的关系，其中经销商显着吸引了弱势社区的枪击事件。相反，在非弱势社区，枪击发生地距离枪支商店较远。与过失杀人和袭击有关的枪击事件，但与抢劫无关，在空间上与弱势社区的枪支经销商有关。

结论

在先前关于枪支经销商和枪支暴力的研究的基础上，我们发现某些类型的枪击事件在弱势社区中存在吸引力效应。我们将这些发现置于更广泛的讨论中，即枪支经销商如何为当地枪支暴力的复杂生态做出贡献。鉴于与预防和应对枪支犯罪有关的联邦政策和投资，这一点很重要。